Squid: The Inside Story
How does a squid defend itself?
The ink congeals into a squid-like shape that holds the enemy's
attention while the squid turns pale and jets away. Click on the
image above to see this happen (128 Kbytes mpeg).
Video credits
It ejects a blob of dark ink from the Ink Sac through the Funnel
Ocean Planet Exhibition Floorplan
Smithsonian Giant Squid Overview Page
gene carl feldman / gene@seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov