Striped Pyjama Squid
The naming guy was having a good day (for once) when he named the Striped Pyjama Squid – it’s a squid and it looks like it’s wearing striped pyjamas. They are one of the hardest creatures to spot in Sydney Harbour as they’re only about 5cm long and, not surprisingly, only like to come out at night.
Striped Pyjama Squid have an amazing power of slime – they can secrete a substance that, when mixed with water, swells up into a sticky slime that is up to 20 times the squid’s body size. It is thought that this slime is toxic, however this is still just a theory, no scientist has been game enough to taste it. Come on scientists… we want to know.
Please note Underwater Sydney does not encourage the tasting of toxic slime (especially if the idea can be traced back to us).