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The Fascinating World of Squids: From Camouflage to Culinary Delights
TLDR Squids are intelligent creatures with unique characteristics such as chromatophores for camouflage and a parrot-shaped beak. They have various uses, from being a source of ink for writing and medicine to being a popular dish in restaurants, but it's important to consider their intelligence and capacity to suffer.
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Squids are weird-looking creatures that have been around for at least a hundred million years and are divided into two sub-orders, myopsida and oigopsida, with different characteristics and habitats.
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Squids can swim at various depths, weigh up to three pounds, and have different characteristics and habitats depending on their sub-order.
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Squids have a soft body with a shell on the inside called a pen, and they are part of the cephalopod family along with octopuses, cuttlefish, and nautiluses.
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Squids have a parrot-shaped beak and a bony tongue called the radula, and they are intelligent creatures with 500 million neurons, similar to the intelligence of a dog.
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Squids have chromatophores on their bodies that allow them to camouflage themselves and communicate using a skin-powered alphabet.
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Squid ink has various uses, including being used in pasta, as a writing tool, and as a source for anti-cancer and antimicrobial drugs.
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Squid ink is still not fully understood, but it is believed to have various effects, including defense, communication, and affecting the gills of nearby fish.
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Squid evolved the ability to shoot ink to protect their eyes from light damage and eventually evolved to store it in a sack for defense.
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In 2005, marine biologists in Japan finally found a giant squid in person after years of trying to track them, and in 2007, a colossal squid was caught by a New Zealand ship in Antarctica.
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Squid, particularly calamari, is often served in sports bars and restaurants without people realizing what they are actually eating, and it is hypocritical to eat them knowing their intelligence and capacity to suffer.
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