I am going to be visiting Hawaii this summer in less than two weeks and, ever since we first heard of them, me and my friend have been absolutely obsessed with Hawaiian Bobtail Squid. After extensive research, we've come to find that they cannot be purchased anywhere in the US and so have begun to seek out other means of acquiring some. They are in no way, shape, or form endangered/threatened as there are literally millions of them in the waters surrounding Hawaii so capturing a few of them would not only be easy but not harmful at all. The issue lies with TSA. A local wholesaler and friend of ours said to simply package them up in bags (a few per bag) and then to place those bags into individual tupperware containers and then to place those containers into our checked luggage. He also mentioned that we should wear college shirts as it would make us less suspicious (although I don't know how that makes much, if any difference). Any advice on how we can get some of these little guys back to our home state of FL so we can add them to our preordained bobtail tanks would be greatly appreciated!
Here's a pic of what they look like to anyone who doesn't already know and yes they are naturally bioluminescent with the help of some common tropical bacteria!!
Here's a pic of what they look like to anyone who doesn't already know and yes they are naturally bioluminescent with the help of some common tropical bacteria!!