April 30, 2008
· Filed under Fish
The Giant Colossal Squid has the largest known eyes on the Planet earth, its eyes can come up to 27 centimeters there lenses are a s big as a Large Orange
They are rare and peaceful Creatures feeding on Crustaceans on the bottom of the ocean floor, they are the biggest of all the Squids and Many of these Squids die due to injuries from other animals such as the Sperm whale or Sharks which mistake it for food squids tentacles can grow back in a matter of 2 months. The Squid is a fast flexible sea creature that has a sharp beak under neath it long Tentacles, One Tentacle are the same size as a Average Human. It is thought to have enormous strength, with swiveling hooks mounted at its tentacle ends to snare prey. Further up the tentacles, fixed hooks with three razor points help it hold onto large prey as they are sliced into thumb-sized pieces for swallowing
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The Colossal Squid361 words, reading time ~ 1:27 mins
October 2, 2006
· Filed under SeaWolf
The SeaWolf from all the other members of the family.Have Both jaws armed with strong conical teeth, and on the sides with two series of large tubercular molars, a biserial band of similar molars occupying the middle of the palate. By these teeth the seawolf is able to crush the hard shells of Crab Lobsters Sea Snails the The rocks between which it hides are usually strewn about with the broken shells of its prey. That it uses the teeth as a weapon of defence and deserves the character of ferocity generally attributed to it would appear to be rather questionable. The teeth wear down because of excessive grinding, so a new set grows in annually. In the interim, however, it is supposed that the fish will fast for months while it waits for the new teeth to grow in.
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SeaWolf242 words, 1 image, reading time ~ 58 secs