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	Science Explorations: Investigate the Giant Squid: Octopuses, Squids, and Other Cephalopods \| Scholastic.com
		Deepwater squids tend to be more delicate and more sluggish; they spend most of their time floating in the dark, waiting for food to come to them.
		The vampire squid is about 15 inches (38 centimeters) long and has the largest eyes of any animal in relation to the size of its body.
		Vampire squids are very sluggish swimmers, primarily using their paddle-shaped fins to move through the water.
	teacher.scholastic.com /activities/explorations/squid/libraryarticle.asp?ItemID=213&SubjectID=120&categoryID=5 (984 words)

	Vampire Squid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		"vampire squid from hell") is a small, deep-sea cirrate cephalopod found throughout the temperate and tropical oceans of the world.
		The Vampire Squid is an extreme example of a deep-sea cephalopod, thought to reside at aphotic (lightless) depths from 600-900 metres (2,000-3,000 feet) or more.
		Vampire Squid have been found among the stomach contents of large deepwater fish, deep diving whales and pinnipeds such as sea lions.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vampyromorphida (1379 words)

	Squid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The mouth of the squid is equipped with a sharp horny beak made of chitin, used to kill and tear prey into manageable pieces.
		The majority of squid are no more than 60 cm in length, but the giant squid is reportedly up to 20 m in length, which made it the largest invertebrate in the world, and it has the largest eyes of all.
		The squid now resides in a glass tank, filled to the brim with preservative solution, and is one of 22 million specimens that can be seen as part of the behind-the-scenes Darwin Centre tour of the Natural History Museum in London.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Squid (817 words)

	Vampyroteuthis infernalis, Vampire Squid at MarineBio.org
		The Vampire squid, Vampyroteuthis infernalis (Chun, 1903), which translates to "vampire squid from Hell", is the only known member of the Order Vampyromorphida, the seventh order in the Class Cephalopoda and combines features from both octopodiformes and decapodiformes suggesting it may represent an ancestral line between the two groups (Robison et al.
		The Vampire squid is adapted to live in a deep sea environment with photophores, large circular organs found on the posterior end of each fin and distributed on the mantle, funnel, head, and aboral surface, that produce luminescent clouds of glowing particles that last between 2-9 minutes.
		The Vampire squid is found in the temperate and tropical regions of the ocean.
	www.marinebio.com /species.asp?id=179 (1456 words)

	Vampyroteuthis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Vampyroteuthis infernalis, the vampire squid from hell, is a cephalopod that lives in the oxygen minimum layer (600 - 800 m depth) throughout the world's temperate and tropical oceans.
		The vampire squid has much in common with both squids and octopuses but it was placed in its own Order, the Vampyromorpha, based on the presence of sensory filaments.
		The metamorphosis confused early cephalopod researchers who described several "species" of vampire squid until Grace Pickford (1936; 1949; 1952) was able to determine that the two-finned 'species' was actually a juvenile stage of the one-finned 'species'.
	is.dal.ca /~ceph/TCP/vampy.html (1168 words)

	Deep-Sea Cephalopods: An Introduction and Overview
		Additionally, though no adult giant squid has ever been seen live, it is believed to be a passive predator, suspended motionless in the water column at a 45° angle above its locked-together, vertically depending tentacles, waiting for fish or other small squid to swim within reach.
		Vampire squid also swim primarily using their lateral fins; throughout the lifespan ontogeny of the animal, however, the fins change size and position, modifying the gait for greater efficiency as the animal's surface area to volume ratio decreases with growth (Seibel et al.
		Messenger, J.B. Parolfactory vesicles as photoreceptors in a deep-sea squid.
	www.tonmo.com /science/public/deepseacephs.php (2893 words)

	Sea and Sky: Vampire Squid
		The vampire squid, known to scientists as Vampyroteuthis infernalis, looks more like something that swam out of a late-night science fiction movie.
		The squid has large fins at the to of its body that resemble large ears.
		The vampire squid is found throughout the world in most tropical and temperate regions.
	www.seasky.org /monsters/sea7a1i.html (275 words)

	Vampyroteuthis infernalis
		The vampire squid is rather small, reaching a maximum of 13 cm ML (Nesis, 1982/7) and is very gelatinous; its consistency is that of a jellyfish.
		The latter authors suggest that flashing of the arm-tip organs is controlled by covering or exposing the photogenic region by the pigmented sides of the arm tips, that the microscopic glowing particles are not luminescent bacteria and that the function of the bioluminescence is to startle or distract a predator.
		ROV observations in Monterey Bay, California suggest that the vampire is restricted to the oxygen minimum layer in this bay at an average depth of 690m and oxygen levels of 0.22 ml/l Hunt, 1996.
	tolweb.org /tree?group=Vampyroteuthis_infernalis&contgroup=Octopodiformes (1797 words)

	Fantastic Metropolis » The Florida Freshwater Squid
		With the exception of her monographs on the squid’s life span, in which she coined the term “mayfly squid,” Johnson’s work is today considered primarily of historical importance.
		If this is the case, then the mayfly squid may have entered the Florida ecosystem when someone grew bored with their exotic acquisition and dumped a tank of adult and/or juvenile squid into a lake or stream.
		Squid hats proliferate to such an extent that for long hours it appears that a sea of squid have left the lake to stroll around on land atop pale mannequins.
	www.fantasticmetropolis.com /i/squid/full (8948 words)

	Untitled (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The vampire squid doesn't have an ink sac but its arms are covered with sharp tooth-like spikes hence the name "vampire squid".
		It is believed that the vampire squid uses these arms to capture and hold its prey.
		Vampire squid have been seen from submersibles hanging mid water using the long filaments dangling from their bodies.
	www.ifyoudive.com /news/newsarticle?ObjectID=7416515 (425 words)

	Squid
		Squids are the large, diverse group of marine
		Vampire Squid, however, is more closely related to the octopuses than to any of the squids.
		giant squid is reportedly up to 20 m in length, which made it the largest invertebrate in the world, and it has the largest eyes of all.
	www.edinformatics.com /culinaryarts/food_encyclopedia/squid.htm (379 words)

	squidblog.net
		Squid have personalities that appear to be passed down from parent to offspring, but those traits can be modified by environment, an Australian researcher says.
		He says that in general, these squid tend to be solitary, unromantic animals with a propensity to cannibalise their neighbours and take sexual favours by force.
		He says mating in the squid world is forceful on the part of the male, but females play a role in choosing to associate with prospective mates or in attempting to rebuff unwanted advances.
	squidblog.net (2303 words)

	washingtonpost.com: Before Calamari, There Was Squid
		Squid were an early model for jet propulsion: they streak backward or forward by expelling water through a siphon in their body.
		Then there is the "vampire" squid whose tentacles are covered with sharp fangs, but it is rarely seen, since it can live at depths up to 3,000 feet.
		Scientists speculate that this squid -- a fearsome fellow with multiple claws, two giant beaks, and eyes the size of hubcaps -- could grow to 40 feet in length, and is possibly responsible for the long, ragged scars found on the heads of some sperm whales.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A21960-2004Mar2?language=printer (2359 words)

	Moll101Cephalopoda.html
		The process for this action is the same as that in the squid; however, the ejection of the water is produced when their body and funnel muscles contract rather than those of the mantle.
		Octopus are able to swim as the squid do but in a jerkier fashion; however, they prefer to crawl about the rocks and crevices on the ocean floor.
		(i.e., octopi, squid, etc.) have complex image-forming eyes that are comparative to a human's; focusing is done, however, by moving the lens in and out rather than by changing its shape as in the human eye.
	www.manandmollusc.net /advanced_introduction/moll101cephalopoda.html (2947 words)

	Sex Life of the Squid
		The biggest squid on record are more than 60 feet long, but there are almost certainly bigger ones in the deep.
		Whaling is good for squid, since their main natural enemy is the sperm whale, and their numbers have exploded as whaling has decimated the whole population.
		Greenpeace is no friend of the squid, and one of these days we can expect to hear that some of the Rainbow Warrior mercenaries have gone to their final reward, trapped by the hooked tentacles of a Colossal Squid and torn to pieces by its dual beaks.
	idiocentrism.com /squid1.htm (542 words)

	Mystery Marine Creatures
		The Vampyroteuthis infernalis, literally translates to "vampire squid from hell" was first described in 1903 and was thought to be an octopus with eight arms.
		It is currently, the only animal in the order Vampyromorphida, an order "in between" octopus and squid, mainly due to the addition of sensory filaments believed to be used for finding food in the deep sea.
		For its size, the vampire squid has the largest eyes of any animal in the world; approximately the size of a wolf or full-grown dog.
	rps.uvi.edu /VIMAS/vampiresquid_facts.htm (269 words)

	DiveNews.Com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The vampire squid doesn't have an ink sac but its arms are covered with sharp tooth-like spikes hence the name "vampire squid".
		It is believed that the vampire squid uses these arms to capture and hold its prey.
		Vampire squid have been seen from submersibles hanging mid water using the long filaments dangling from their bodies.
	www.divenews.com /print.php?sid=3686 (456 words)

	The Vampire Librarian: June 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		This strange jelly-like animal is halfway between a squid and a finned octopus.
		Vampire squids have been seen from submersibles hanging mid water with these long filaments trailing from their body, suggesting that they are used to sense vibrations in the water.
		Vampire squids start their lives with two pairs of fins, losing one pair as they get older.
	vampirelibrarian.blogspot.com /2005_06_01_vampirelibrarian_archive.html (2095 words)

	talzhemir1: Nonfiction: Ammonites
		One reason the vampire squid may have survived when others of its Order died out, is that it has a number of photophores, pigment spots, that glow in the dark.
		The vampire squid presumably uses them to impersonate a school of tiny luminous animals in the dark...
		We tend to think of octopuses and squid as warm water dwellers but the dumbo octopus, vampire squid, and giant squid all love cold water.
	talzhemir1.livejournal.com /39238.html (1532 words)

	Vampyroteuthis infernalis, Deep-sea Vampire squid - The Cephalopod Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Vampyroteuthis infernalis, the vampire squid from hell, is a cephalopod that lives in the oxygen minimum layer (600-800 m depth) throughout the world's temperate and tropical oceans.
		The vampire squid has much in common with both squids and octopuses but it was placed in its own Order, the Vampyromorpha, based on the presence of sensory filaments.
		The metamorphosis confused early cephalopod researchers who described several "species" of vampire squid until Grace Pickford (1936; 1949; 1952) was able to determine that the two-finned "species" was actually a juvenile stage of the one-finned "species".
	www.thecephalopodpage.org /vampy.php (1227 words)

	Cephalopods - Class Cephalopoda
		There are approximately 650 living species, ranging from the tiny paper nautilus to the giant squid.
		While the majority are only a few feet in length, the giant squid reaches an amazing length of 60 ft (18 m), and is the largest of all the invertebrates.
		The senses are acute, with the eyes of the giant squid being the largest in the animal kingdom.
	www.angelfire.com /mo2/animals1/cephalopod/cephalopod.html (532 words)

	Colossal Squid - Unexplained Mysteries Discussion Forums
		The shot of the tentacle with the hooks is not from a collosal squid its from an Arciteuthis Dux, "ordinary" giant squid.
		All of the large squid washed up so far are "giants" some scientests however are of the opinion that some of those corpses are in fact juveniles and speculate on the exisitence of truly "colosal" squid however this is only speculation at present! Dont mistake scientific opinion for scientific fact.
		In addition some species of squid do have hooks as well as suckers, mostly this has been encountered in a few of the corpses classed as giants (although its possible these too were juveniles of the theoretical collosal).
	www.unexplained-mysteries.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=19276&st=15 (1095 words)

	National Geographic Explorer (Student Magazine) - Sea Monsters (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The squid, in turn, could wind up in the belly of a sperm whale.
		The giant squid is one the largest monsters of the deep sea.
		The squid shoots a stream of water from its funnel.
	magma.nationalgeographic.com /ngexplorer/0309/articles/mainarticle.html (1056 words)

	AskMen.com - Underwater creatures
		Found in tropical and subtropical waters all over the world, "vampire squid from hell" may compensate for the flness of the abyss in which it lives by being equipped with an astonishing series of photophores: tiny lights all over its body.
		At the end of its body, away from the tips of its arms, this vampire squid from hell has two retractable fins with reflective surfaces, but the rest of its body is a velvety brown.
		In 1903, a German teuthologist (squid specialist) by the name of Carl Chun, thought he had identified the specimen as an octopus, because he originally thought it had eight arms, but later, another pair of thin arms were discovered.
	www.askmen.com /toys/top_10_60/90c_top_10_list.html (737 words)

	Cephalopod Family Index
		However, most cephalopods are small, and they form a major component of the food web of larger fish and whales, as they have for at least the past 200 million years.
		What remains in squid, is either a small, horny plate or rod completely encased by the mantle.
		The Vampyroteuthidae (Vampire "Octopus") are actually small squids, but the two small tentacles are not obvious.
	shells.tricity.wsu.edu /ArcherdShellCollection/Cephalopods.html (602 words)

	The Incredible Suckers, KCTS Learns
		Squid Lab I uses preserved squid and Squid Lab II uses fresh squid.
		Squid or the flatter cuttlefish are representatives of the class Cephalopoda.
		Cephalopod means "head foot." Look for the head and foot parts of the squid in preparation for when we look at the rest of the Mollusca phylum.
	www.kcts.org /learns/resources/lessons/96sciMiddleSuckers.asp (1235 words)

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