This is a squid we got to observe during a lab dissection, a mollusk from the phylum Cephalopod. What I found most interesting about the squid was that it has 8 arms and 2 tentacles and how they use them to grab and hold onto their prey. Also how it has an inc sac that it uses when it is in danger was really fascinating. It releases a jet-full of ink in the way of its predator, so they can get away. This animal is useful in its environment because it acts like both, a predator and prey.
This picture shows the interal and external parts of the squid. We got to see some of them, the tentacles and arms, the inc sac, the siphon, the eyes and mouth.
Goal for the next post is to label your pictures.
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