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).
It ejects a blob of dark ink from the Ink Sac through the Funnel
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080920142313im_/http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/OCEAN_PLANET/ICONS/label_eat.gif)
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080920142313im_/http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/OCEAN_PLANET/ICONS/label_move.gif)
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080920142313im_/http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/OCEAN_PLANET/ICONS/label_support.gif)
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080920142313im_/http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/OCEAN_PLANET/ICONS/label_reproduce.gif)
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080920142313im_/http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/OCEAN_PLANET/ICONS/label_defend_select.gif)
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Ocean Planet Exhibition
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