Well, it looks like *somebody* got a bedazzler for their birthday:

[sl8]

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A strawberry squid. Photo: NOAA Fisheries

More:
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/science-blog/strawberry-squid-and-more-ocean-twilight-zone
Strawberry Squid And More From The Ocean Twilight Zone
August 07, 2019

[SergeStorms]

1. Looks like the flip-top model.

Amazing. The animal world is truly amazing.

[littlemissmartypants]

2. You can tell it knows how beautiful it is. ❤️

[William Seger]

4. And strawberry squid sounds delicious, too

[whathehell]

6. ..Yes it's showing off.

[zanana1]

9. That is one vain squid.

[sl8]

10. He's so vain, he probably thinks this post is about him. :) nt

[irisblue]

3. As it should

[burrowowl]

5. Beautiful!

[niyad]

7. Beautiful.

[Lucinda]

8. ❤️ ✿❧🌿❧✿ ❤️

[Fla Dem]

11. Nature IS amazing. "She" is beautiful!

[sl8]

12. Ha! Is that a poke at me for calling it "he"?

If so, it's deserved. In my defense, I was trying to evoke the memory of Carly Simon's vain ex-boyfriend, but that's no excuse.

Come to think of it, "Carly Simon's ex-boyfriend" rarely makes for a good excuse.

[Fla Dem]

13. Actually, no. I didn't see your response until after I responded.

I just thought she was a beautiful creature and used "she" as I saw her as a female all bejeweled as she was.

OK did I use "she' enough in that sentence?

[sl8]

15. I can see that.

"She" reminds me a bit of the old-timey representations of an Arabian princess with a pink veil and a bucketload of jewels.

[Hekate]

14. Stunning!