KNOWLEDGE
1 Squid don’t have a back bone they are called invertebrates.
2 Squid have eight arms lined with hooks, suckers and sucker rings or a combination of hooks and suckers.
3 A thin strip of shell called a gladius or pen inside its body.
4 Colossal squid live more than 1000 metres down in the near freezing Antarctic Ocean. That’s a kilometre underwater.
COMPREHENSION
Colossal squid belongs to the family Cranchiidae glass squid. Scientists have used underwater cameras to try to film these animals but there is still a lot we don’t know about them. Giant squid weighs up to 275 kilograms female or 150 kilograms male. Giant squid lives in mid depth water from 200 1000.
APPLICATION
ANALYSIS
Giant squid have 2 six to seven metre long tentacles. Colossal squid have 2 two to three metre long tentacles. Giant squid have a long cylinder shape while colossal squid have a huge fin on its back, a small head and dinner plate sized eyes. Giant squid have 8 short arms with rows of suckers no hooks.Colossal squid have 8 short arms lined with hooks and suckers.
SYNTHESIS
Poster.
