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Vanishing Jumbo Squid Mystery Solved
By Stephanie Pappas published
Large Humboldt Squid were driven to new feeding grounds by El Niño.
Under the sea: A squid album
By Live Science Staff published
From giant squid to little squidlets, here's a look at amazing aquatic life.
To Sex-Starved Squid in the Dark, Either Gender Will Do
By Stephanie Pappas published
The male deep-sea squid O. deletron seems as likely to mate with another male as a female.
Small Squid Have Bigger Sperm, But It's Not to Compensate
By Wynne Parry published
Researchers explain why sneaky, small males have larger sperm than their competitors.
This Pheromone Puts Squid in the Mood — To Fight
By Charles Q. Choi published
Just a touch of the chemical and squid went from swimming calmly to fin beating and forward lunging.
How Squid Hear: It's All in the Motion of the Ocean
By Wynne Parry published
squid, invertebrates, hearing, sound, statocysts, statolith, cochlea, sound wave, pressure, seafood
Ancient Squid-Like Creature's Last Meal Revealed
By Stephanie Pappas published
New high-tech images reveal the last meal of an ancient ammonite.
Colossal Squid Is No Monster, Study Finds
By Stuart Fox published
The colossal squid, with a body longer than a school bus and sharp tentacles, is no monster predator.
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