Due to the recent success of my post regarding what has been since dubbed “Squid Science”
I have decided to go ahead with a series I have been planning for a while - LEGO Microscopy.
Here I take a VERY CLOSE look at some of the LEGO pieces, Bionicle or otherwise and examine its finest details.
Today, we open the series with its first entry - the humble Squid! 
A rubbery Bionicle piece released in 2007 for the Barraki line, the Squid comes in two color variations: 1) melded trans yellow/red, 2) melded trans blue/green. Former came with the sets, the latter could be found in Squid ammo packs.
As with most melded pieces, the ratio and distribution of the component colors varies greatly from piece to piece. This creates a lovely spectrum of colors for our favorite water-dwellers:
What happens when we take a closer look at these creatures under a microscope?
Here you can see the symphatetic face of the blue/green Squid. Its vampiric life-sucking orifice has five sharp teeth ready to bite into its victim.
The part designers made a good job of capturing the cephalopod-type eye, which provides the squids with very good vision.
Detail of the tentacle fin.
The tail. You can see the line where the two halves of the mold meet and also the injection point on top.
Another tail. The red dye spreads from the point of injection.
There are numbers in the injection point (1-8) likely refering to a position of the Squid within the mold.
Yellow Squid torso.
That is it for now! I hope you can find a new appreciation for the little life-sucker.
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