Blue Firefly squid ( ほたるいか , hotaru-ika )

The Firefly Squid, is only 3 inches long, but has a stunning feature in that small body. At the end of their tentacles are special organs called photophores that light up like glow sticks at a rock concert during mating season. In Toyama Bay, in the central Japan Sea, the squid are found in abundance. Normally living at 1200 feet underwater, a v shaped canyon in Toyama bay pushes the current, and the squid, to the surface in massive numbers where, forced up, the millions of squids turn the bay into a writhing, gleaming blue froth. Music: DG #3-Piano & Bass Sessions

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