The next mollusk family is the squid.
Squid
size varies greatly, from 8.5 inches to 551 inches! Generally they
have 8 arms and 2 tentacles arranged in pairs but some
species have 10 arms. Squids are fast! They can reach top speeds of 25 mph (as
fast as some sharks), but only in short spurts. They can be found in all oceans
from tropical to arctic waters. Squids live between 5-30 years, are solitary
and found in abundance in our oceans. There are over 300 species of squid and
all are predators. Small squid eat krill and plankton; larger squid hunt fish,
the largest hunt whales. Like
the octopods squid squirt ink to foil their predators. Squids are amazing in
their range and diversity.
And I hear they feed exclusively on kittens.
ReplyDeleteOliver, start adding an evaluative portion to these posts. Why do you like or dislike squids, what is fascinating about them.
Also, let's start getting some pictures on these posts to make them more visually interesting as well.