Bobtail Squid

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Warm Up
300 Swim
3 x 100 Kick-Swim-Drill-Swim by 25 @ :15 Rest
4 x 50 build free @ :15 rest
800

Main Set
4 x 100 descend w/in the 100 (last 25 should be fast) @ b +10
2 x 25 sprint @ :30 (or adjust base so you’re getting about :15-20 rest)
50 easy @ b +20
3 x 100 free descend w/in 100 to fast @ b +10
4 x 25 sprint choice @ :30 (or adjust base so you’re getting about :15-20 rest)
50 easy @ b+20
2 x 100 free descend w/in 100, last 25 fast @ b +10
6 x 25 sprint choice @ :30 (or adjust base so you’re getting about :15-20 rest)
50 easy @ b +20
100 ALL OUT FASTTTTTT @ b +40
8 x 50 @ b +40—>25 kick no board (preferably underwater fly kick)/25 swim
8 x 25 odds easy, evens fast (off blocks if you can) @ regroup or :30
100 easy
2150

Warm Down
5 x 50 —-> no breath or 1 breath down, easy swim back @ b +30

TOTAL: 3,200

photo via oceanconservancy.org

This species of cephalopod is super tiny, reaching an average of about one inch in adulthood (for comparison, just a little bit smaller than a golf ball). They are not big fans of going out and about during the daytime, and are known to literally bury themselves in the sand until it’s time to hunt for food when the sun goes down. This squid also shares a unique symbiotic relationship with a specific bacteria. The Bobtail has a specialized light organ in its ink sac that can only be activated by the bacteria, which thrives off of sugars in the squid’s system. This light allows the squid to camouflage itself (it literally illuminates itself to the brightness of the moon).