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M Norman & A Reid, (2000), A Guide to Squid, Cuttlefish and Octopuses of Australasia. Moorabbin, The Gould League of Australia. ISBN 0-643-06577-6; M A Steer; N A Moltschaniwskyj; D S Nichols; M Miller (2004). "The role of temperature and maternal ration in embryo survival: using the dumpling squid Euprymna tasmanica as a model".
The striped pyjama squid is a predatory animal that feeds on fish, shrimp and crustaceans. During the day, Sepioloidea lineolata will bury itself in the sand to where only the top of its head and its yellow eye are visible. Throughout the day, the squid continues to flick sand particles over its body in order to remain hidden.
The giant squid nevertheless remains a rarely encountered animal, especially considering its wide distribution and large size, [60] with Richard Ellis writing that "each giant squid that washes up or is taken from the stomach of a sperm whale is still an occasion for a teuthological celebration".
Euprymna hyllebergi have been observed burrowing into the sand and burying themselves to create a coat of sand over their bodies. When beginning to burrow into the sand, E. hyllebergi use a mix of rocking their mantles, fin beating, and water jetting to dig their way beneath. To completely bury themselves below, they sweep their third arm ...
Idiosepius pygmaeus, also known as the two-toned pygmy squid or tropical pygmy squid, is a species of bobtail squid native to the Indo-Pacific. It occurs in waters of the South China Sea , Japan , Philippines , Palau , Indonesia , Northern Mariana Islands , as well as northern and northeastern Australia .
This fresh squid is 산 오징어 (san ojingeo) (also with small octopuses called nakji). The squid is served with Korean mustard, soy sauce, chili sauce, or sesame sauce. It is salted and wrapped in lettuce or perilla leaves. Squid is also marinated in hot pepper sauce and cooked on a pan (nakji bokum or ojingeo bokum/ojingeo-chae-bokkeum ...
Loliolus uyii, little squid; Genus Lolliguncula. Subgenus Loliolopsis. Lolliguncula diomedeae, dart squid or shortarm gonate squid; Subgenus Lolliguncula. Lolliguncula argus Argus brief squid; Lolliguncula brevis, Atlantic brief squid; Lolliguncula panamensis, Panama brief squid; Genus Pickfordiateuthis. Pickfordiateuthis bayeri Bayer's grass squid
On the underside of the squid's body, between the head and the mantle, is a siphon through which water can be rapidly expelled by the fast contractions of the body wall muscles of the animal. This contraction is initiated by action potentials in the giant axon.