Some cephalopods are able to fly through the air for distances of up to 50 metres (160 ft). While cephalopods are not particularly aerodynamic, they achieve these impressive ranges by jet-propulsion; water continues to be expelled from the funnel while the organism is in the air. The animals spread their fins and tentacles to form wings and actively control lift force with body posture. One species, Todarodes pacificus, has been observed spreading tentacles in a flat fan shape with a mucus film between the individual tentacles, while another, Sepioteuthis sepioidea, has been observed putting the tentacles in a circular arrangement.
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Hello!
Behold your brethren!
I posted a picture of them elsewhere in the thread. The one on the far right is Gary. Never lend him money. Trust me.
Don’t trust this one. He still owes me tree fiddy
lol, thanks for the tip, I’ll keep an eye out for him!
Hello and welcome. So tell me, what’s it like to exit the ocean and take flight?
Like nothing you stupid hairless apes could ever comprehend.