The Fire Shooter Squid

The "fire shooter squid" formally known as Heteroteuthis Dispar is squid that  can secrete bioluminescent photophores to blind or confuse predators long enough to escape.

Vampire Squid

This is an edited version of this post because I was not pleased with what I had originally done with this post.

The vampire squid is a small deep-sea dwelling squid that can be found in the temperate and tropical oceans. This squid has unique retractile (capable of being retracted) sensory filaments show that the vampire squid has similarities to both squid and octopuses, which shows that it has it's own order: Vampyromorphida.

And now a photo that completely does not show it's actual size.

Squid For Food

Squid are the most eaten cephalopod. Squid are usually fried (deep) and can be rubbery if not prepared right. The whole body can be stuffed, cut into flat pieces, or sliced into rings. The arms, tentacles, and ink are also edible. The only  parts not eaten are the break and the glades (pen). Squid are popular cuisines as diverse as Canadian, Chinese, Greek, Turkish, English, American, Japanese, Portuguese, Italian, Spanish, Korean, Vietnamese, and Filipino. Squid is a good food source for zinc, manganese, copper, selenium, vitamin B12, and riboflavin.