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The Clean’s Vehicle (1990) is a significant post-punk album from New Zealand. Recorded after the band's reunion and released through Flying Nun and Rough Trade, it showcases their distinctive sound – characterized by angular guitars, driving rhythms, and introspective lyrics. The album earned critic...
The Japanese flying squid, Todarodes pacificus, is a migratory cephalopod belonging to the family Ommastrephidae that inhabits the Northwest Pacific Ocean. It is renowned for its ability to glide above the water's surface using jet propulsion to escape predators. This species undergoes extensive mig...
The neon flying squid (Ommastrephes bartramii) is a large species of pelagic squid found in the tropical and temperate waters of the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. It possesses a muscular mantle and can grow to considerable lengths, making it a significant target for commercial fisheries. Like other m...
The purpleback flying squid (Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis) is a widely distributed species of ommastrephid squid found throughout the tropical and subtropical Indo-Pacific. It is characterized by a dark purple stripe along its dorsal mantle and exhibits significant variation in body size across its ra...
Sthenoteuthis pteropus, commonly known as the purple-back flying squid, is a large oceanic cephalopod belonging to the family Ommastrephidae. It is distributed across tropical and subtropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean. The squid is distinguished by its striking purple dorsal coloration and a prom...
The sevenstar flying squid is an ommastrephid squid species native to the Southern Ocean, particularly around subantarctic and Antarctic waters. It is scientifically recognized as Martialia hyadesi and is noted for possessing seven distinctive photophores on its ventral side. This species plays a si...
Eucleoteuthis luminosa, commonly known as the luminous flying squid, is an ommastrephid cephalopod found across the tropical and subtropical regions of the Pacific and Indian Oceans. It is the sole recognized species within its genus and is notable for its strong bioluminescent capabilities. The squ...
The European flying squid (Todarodes sagittatus) is a large ommastrephid squid found across the North Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. Adults reach mantle lengths of approximately 75 cm, placing it among the larger commercially significant squid species in the region. Like other members of Omma...
Released in 2020 by The Wandering Band, Airborne Kingdom is a city-building game that tasks players with constructing and maintaining a self-sustaining flying city. Players must manage the city's lift, propulsion, and resource gathering while navigating a 3D world to unite isolated factions below. I...
The Wellington flying squid (Nototodarus sloanii) is a species of ommastrephid squid found predominantly in the marine waters surrounding New Zealand, particularly around the South Island and the Chatham Rise. As a highly active pelagic predator, it plays a significant ecological role in regional oc...
The Fuegian steamer duck is a large waterfowl endemic to the rugged coastal regions of southern Chile and Argentina, particularly around Tierra del Fuego. The species is entirely flightless, having evolved proportionally short wings that are incapable of supporting flight. Instead, it utilizes its w...
Ornithoteuthis volatilis, commonly called the bird squid, is an ommastrephid squid distributed across tropical and subtropical waters of the Indo-Pacific. The common name references its observed habit of leaping out of the water. Like other ommastrephids, it is a muscular, fast-swimming squid occupy...
Todarodes filippovae, commonly known as the southern flying squid, is a species of ommastrephid squid native to the Southern Ocean and subantarctic regions of the Atlantic and Indo-Pacific. It is a moderately large squid that plays a significant ecological role as a key prey item for various marine...
Hyaloteuthis pelagica, known as the glassy flying squid, is a small, nearly transparent species of ommastrephid squid found in tropical and subtropical waters worldwide. It is the only recognized species in its genus and is notably common in the Atlantic Ocean. This pelagic squid is often found at o...
Small flying squid of the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean, distinguished from larger ommastrephids by its compact size and broader distribution across coastal shelf waters.
An ommastrephid squid of the Indo-Pacific, one of several Ornithoteuthis species distinguished by a compact muscular mantle and occurring in oceanic tropical waters.
An ommastrephid squid found in the eastern Atlantic off the west African coast, particularly in Angolan waters, contributing to regional coastal and artisanal fisheries.
A loliginid squid of the Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea, distinguished by its notably muscular mantle relative to congeners, as reflected in the species epithet 'musculosa.'
A small ommastrephid squid (family Ommastrephidae) distributed across the Indo-Pacific, representing one of the smallest species in an otherwise commercially important flying-squid family.
The Nakamura Lock is a famous paper airplane design notable for its unique locking mechanism at the rear, which greatly stabilizes its gliding flight path.
