Did You Know That Squids Have Queer Sex at 7,000 Feet Below Sea Level?

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Squids engage in reproductive behaviors that defy binary sex categories, according to an excerpt from Perrin Roosevelt Ireland's forthcoming book Poking the Squid: What We Can Learn from Animal Sex. Deep ocean squid employ unconventional mating strategies at extreme depths, 7,000 feet below sea level, where they navigate reproductive encounters in ways that challenge human assumptions about sex in nature. Ireland explores how animal sexual diversity can expand our understanding of reproduction beyond traditional frameworks. The excerpt, published by Literary Hub, draws from Ireland's W.W. Norton book examining what non-human animal sexuality reveals about sex itself.