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There are over 300 species of squid, and some may become quite large. Some squid are over 40 feet long. They have a large mantle shaped head and eight tentacles.

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Does a cuttlefish have a beak?

Yes it has a small beak to go with it's small body.

How do octupuses mate?

When a female octopus is ready to mate she releases their equivalent of pheromones which attracts males who will sometimes fight over the right to mate with her. This chemical also helps prevent the larger male from being likely to eat the female - a common occurrence with octopi which is one reason smaller octopi often run from larger when seen.

Once accepted the male transfer's sperm packages called spermatophores using a special structure called a hectocotylus on the third right arm.

The female stores the sperm for later use and after the male has left will locate a den which she will seal off and prepare to lay eggs.

Laying eggs one at a time and fertilizing each as it is produced the female will lay about 200 eggs into a string which she then glues to the roof of the den. Over a three week period she will normally lay about 57,700 eggs - each of which in the case of the Giant Pacific Octopus is about 5mm long with an 11mm string attached.

Over the next six months or so the female will groom the eggs and protect them. She also blows water across the eggs to ensure oxygen supply while the fetuses develop.

When hatching arrives the female will help them out by blowing water currents across the eggs to help them break free. Once free they begin swimming towards the surface of the ocean where they will feed on small planktonic animals as well as be fed upon themselves by various predators.

Like many octopi the female Giant Pacific will die shortly after her newborns arrive but the hope is that of her 57,000 plus young at least 2 will survive to continue the reproductive cycle.

Are cuttlefish fast swimmers?

Yes

Ans2 -No, they are not fast swimmers, they basically just wiggle along.

What are the squids arms function?

Eight and 2 tenticles.
they have 6 arms
10. They Have 8 Short Arms And 2 Long Arms.
squid have ten arms. 8 short ones and two very long ones.
8 arms is how many squid have

What adaptations allow squids to be successful predators?

Two external adaptations for a squids predatory life are that it pushes ink to blind predator some have venom camouflage- (chromatophore and iridocyte) jet propulsion.

What kind of biome does a colossal squid live in?

The colossal squid lives in the ocean biome. These squid can be found in the deep ocean, but may also come in closer to shore.

How does the blue ringed octopus defend itself against other animals?

It sprays poison out and distracts the moray eel by covering the eyesite, and waisting its time. Then, the moray eel sucks up the poison, and the blue ringed octopus comes to attack the moray eel, and poison the body.

Why are squids blood blue?

To understand why octopus blood is blue, we need to first understand why our blood is red. The blood of most vertebrates (animals containing a backbone..ie: Humans, dogs, birds, reptiles, etc...) is red because our blood contains a protein called hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is the molecule responsible for carrying oxygen. Hemoglobin is located in red blood cells. When red blood cells enter the lungs, hemoglobin binds oxygen molecules, and as the red blood cells flow throughout our bodies, hemoglobin releases the oxygen to our cells, nourishing them. The way that this is done is through the use of Iron. Iron (specifically Iron III) is an ideal molecule for binding oxygen. When iron binds oxygen it turns RED. This is why our blood is red; because the hemoglobin within our red blood cells contains iron, which turns red when bound to oxygen. When hemoglobin is not bound to oxygen, our blood is blue as well. Go ahead, look at one of your veins. Veins carry oxygen-depleted blood back to the lungs and heart. Until this blood contacts more oxygen, it remains blue. Now to answer the question: why is octopus blood blue? In short, Octopus blood lacks hemoglobin, and hence lacks iron. Oxygen transfer is accomplished by another (less efficient) protein known as hemocyanin. This protein, as well as other molecules in the octopus' blood give it the characteristic blue color.

Can you hold a tree octopus?

The tree octopus is a fictional creature.

The "Pacific tree octopus" (pseudo-classification Octopus paxarboria) was a 1998 internet hoax that was intended as a parody of actual ecological awareness groups. Occasionally individuals will mistake the site as one promoting the preservation of an actual animal. A small following has provided fake photos, testimonials, and other material.

Does a squid eat meat?

Yes, Squids do eat sea snails. Squids hold them with there legs and eat them.

and Im french and there not IDIOTS

What is the symbiosis relationship between moray eels and cleaner shrimp?

According to a rumourus fact, it suggests that cleaner shrimp clean the teeth of eeks. Though this may be mistaken and false

Does a squid have a special adaptation?

Squid have very good eyesight and may even be able to see in color. The squids' two tentacles are specially adapted for feeding and they use them to grab their prey. Squids can swim very fast by its 10 arms. Squid have some unique adaptations. Some can change color, some use to create light, and some shoot ink to cloud the water and lose predators.

What is the symmetry of a lugworm bilateral or radial?

Eels are fish, so, like all vertebrates, have bilateral symmetry. This means they have symmetry across one plane (known as the sagittal plane, and directly down the centre of their body), which means one side of their body approximately mirrors the other side.

What is the size of a giant squid?

About 75-100 feet long. Their eyeballs alone are as big as school bus wheels!

In what two ways do planarian show cephalization?

Yes, they have (primitive) sense organs anteriorally placed - this represents cephalisation, as does the aggregation of nervous tissue to monitor and respond to impulses from the anterior sense cells/organs.

How are jellyfish and squids alike?

Jellyfish are actually closely related to the Hydra. The greatest similarity between the two is that they both have a type of nervous system called a nerve net.

How a cephalopod eats?

Copepods are animals, they feed and reproduce. They are small arthropods. Some species are parasites and will dig into fish and feed on their body fluids, some attach onto the eyes of sharks such as the Greenland shark, and most float through the water eating food particles.

What type of fish do squid eat?

fish

It depends on the size of the squid, they are capable of eating shrimp to something as big as they are..so a varied diet !

Does octopus eat crab?

Numberous ways to eat them. Barbecue is quite famous.

What is a squid's shell called?

at the bottom of the ocean

-- You can find squid most anywhere, including the shallows, depending on the species. --

What is the weight of a vampire squid?

I suppose you mean "How much does a vampire squid weigh"? If that is indeed what you meant, Vampire Squid can grow up to about 1 foot long along and generally weigh about (insert weight here because I really don't know) Sorry bro. I researched for about 30 minutes and came up blank

What kingdom do squids belong to?

Animalia, the Animal Kingdom. Hope I helped!