New Deep-Sea Squid Species Discovered with Unusual Burrowing Behavior in Pacific Ocean

A new species of deep-sea squid has been observed in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) in the Pacific Ocean, at a depth of approximately 4,100 meters. Filmed by scientists, this undescribed species, likely a whiplash squid, exhibits a previously unseen behavior: it burrows upside-down into the sediments, leaving only its siphon and two rigid tentacles exposed. The study, published on November 25, 2024, in the journal Ecology, highlights that this behavior had never been documented in cephalopods before. The CCZ is a targeted area for deep-sea mining.