Flying squid leap out of the sea
British photographer Graham Ekins has proven that squid use jet propulsion to leap out of the sea and fly up to 65ft.
The Flying Squid are an incredible sight rarely caught on camera but these shots show one of the most bizarre sights in the natural world.
They swim in shoals and leap from the surface of the water and are often mistaken for the more common flying fish.
The squid actually fly looking backwards, with their tentacles dangling behind them and fins acting like wings, keeping them balanced in the air.
The 60-year-old retired deputy head teacher from Boreham, Essex, took the shots in the waters south of Japan.
Graham said: ‘These squid are often mistaken for flying fish and at first that's what I thought these were.
‘There was a group of about 20 flying squid and they sensed danger from the bow wave of the boat and their defence mechanism is to leap out of the water.’
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