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  2. Human interactions with molluscs - Wikipedia

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    Useful interactions with molluscs range from their use as food, where species as diverse as snails and squid are eaten in many countries, to the employment of molluscs as shell money and to make dyestuffs and musical instruments, for personal adornment with seashells, pearls, or mother-of-pearl, as items to be collected, as fictionalised sea ...

  3. Cephalopod attack - Wikipedia

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    The cephalopod beak resembles that of a parrot. It is a tough structure made of chitin and marks the beginning of the cephalopod's digestive system.Colossal squid use their beaks for shearing and slicing their prey's flesh to allow the pieces to travel the narrow esophagus.

  4. Colossal squid - Wikipedia

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    Size comparison with a human. Unlike most squid species, the colossal squid exhibits abyssal gigantism, as it is the heaviest living invertebrate species, reaching weights up to 495 kg (1,091 lb). [3] For comparison, squids typically have a mantle length of about 30 cm (12 in) and weigh about 100–200 g (3 + 1 ⁄ 2 –7 oz). [10]

  5. The Strawberry Squid: A Deep Ocean Dweller with a Unique ...

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    There are around 300 species of squid living in the ocean and they can range in size from less than an inch to the massive 50-foot-long giant squid. The strawberry squid ( Histioteuthis heteropsis ...

  6. Cephalopod intelligence - Wikipedia

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    It is believed that squids are slightly less intelligent than octopuses and cuttlefish; however, various species of squid are much more social and display greater social communications, etc., leading to some researchers concluding that squids are on par with dogs in terms of intelligence. [27]

  7. Aquatic locomotion - Wikipedia

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    However, the amount of work the scallop has to do is mitigated by the elastic hinge that connects the two shells of the bivalve. Squids swim by drawing water into their mantle cavity and expelling it through their siphon. The Froude efficiency of their jet-propulsion system is around 0.29, which is much lower than a fish of the same mass.

  8. Huge squids 'talk' to each other ... using colors

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    The squid can also flicker like a broken computer screen, using special skin cells to produce waves of red and white across their body. This may be a form of camouflage, mimicking patterns of ...

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    The AOL.com video experience serves up the best video content from AOL and around the web, curating informative and entertaining snackable videos.