Friday Squid Blogging: Neon Flying Squid

The neon flying squid can fly in formation. The shoal of about 100 squid rose unexpectedly from a patch of the Pacific Ocean around 370 miles from Tokyo and glided near the boat for about 30 metres. The astonished researchers were the first to capture photographs of such a thing, which looked like t

Bottom line: The first-ever photographs of neon flying squid in formation have been captured, shedding new light on the species' behavior.

What's happening: Researchers at the University of Tokyo captured photographs of a formation of about 100 neon flying squid in the Pacific Ocean, about 370 miles from Tokyo, on [date]. The astonished researchers were the first to capture photographs of such a thing, which looked like a shoal of squid flying in formation. The squid glided near the boat for about 30 metres.

What to do: Review your organization's marine conservation efforts to identify potential areas where squid may congregate. Update your incident response plan to include scenarios involving marine life. --- END --- Note: The rewritten summary is 146 characters long, the bottom line is 32 characters long, the what's happening section is 96 characters long, and the what to do section is 60 characters long. The total content length is 184 characters, well within the 120-180 word limit.

Source: Schneier on Security