Squid Moms Carry 3000 Embryos For Up To 9 Months

And I thought old-school Catholic moms had it tough.

"It's a shallow-living squid for most of its life, but then it dives down to 2,500 meters, lays 2,000 to 3,000 eggs, and carries them around for months," study leader Brad Seibel of the University of Rhode Island told LiveScience. "This is the first species of squid observed to do this."

(Source: livescience.com)