Calling them humourless or militant, sanctimonious or annoying or hypocrites — all of these terms are just smokescreens for what it is that people really feel, which is fear.
When squid eject the ink, they either use it to make a large smokescreen that completely blocks the predator's view or a blob that roughly mimics the size and shape of the squid.
When squid eject the ink, they either use it to make a large smokescreen that completely blocks the predator’s view or a blob that roughly mimics the size and shape of the squid.