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they protect them selves by using a fin on the top of their head to propel when their at slow speeds
-- They actually protect themselves by shooting away using their siphon, clouding their escape with ink, and when all else fails, tearing at their predator using their sucker hooks (depending on the species) and their hard beaks. --
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What is a mantle on a cephalopod?
The mantle of a squid is to cover and protect the squid's body.
How do you protect colossal squid?
leave them alone
Do squid use there ink to protect themselves?
yes it does
How does a squid protect its self?
By killing its predator with it's tentacles.
What does the squids mantle do?
The mantle of a squid is to cover and protect the squid's body.
How does the squid ink help protect it?
It confuses their predators and sometimes blinds them.
How have squid adapted?
There are only two types of squid that live in Antarctica: the Colossal Squid and the Giant Squid. I believe they, like whales or seals, have an extra layer of blubber/fat that can protect them from the freezing water temperatures. Any other squid brought into Antarctica would die in minutes, if not seconds.
How does it protect itself from others?
Huh? You didn't say 'what' does it do to protect itself from others.
What does squid used to protect itself?
Like the octopus, the squid use ink and a camouflage to blind the enemy predator and blend into its surroundings. Some squids (like the Humboldt squid) use hook on their sucker cups to defend it's self.
What are cephlapods known as?
Cephlapods include squid, octopus, cuttlefish and others and are a Mollusk.
Foot of a squid?
The foot of the squid is it's tentacles, it enables the squid to move very very very very very very very fast. The foot is also the mantle of the squid (the mantle is a thick layer of tissues {muscle} all mollusks use to protect their guts). In this case the squid uses it's mantle to run away from predators (swim away).
Where do squid get ink?
Squid, octopus, and cuttlefish, rely on ink as a natural defense which they use to protect themselves from their enemies. They can make as much as they need until they die.
