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Polycera hedgpethi on a market squid egg case at Catalina Island, California.

Athecate hydroid (Corymorpha nutans) at Catalina Island.

Hundreds of market squid gather to mate and lay their eggs before they perish on the sea floor. While spawning, the males' arms blush red as he embraces the female; a warning to other competing males to back-off.

Mating squid at Catalina Island. They are about 8" long.

California market squid, in search of a mate.

California market squid, in search of a mate.

California market squid, in search of a mate.

California market squid, in search of a mate.

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