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Females
release thousands of transparent eggs in jelly-like strands into the water.Take a close look at a developing squid, or paralarva.
It looks like a miniature adult. Males produce long tubes, or spermataphores, filled with millions of sperm. Most species
have a modified arm for depositing these in or on the female. This spermataphore cluster is implanted on the head of a female.
No wonder scientists are puzzled as to how squid eggs get fertilized!
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There's not a lot to say about the squid's excretion.
After the food is captured by the tentacles and brought to its mouth by the beak. He swallows the food which first goes to
the radulla and then to the esophagus. Next, after he has digested it goes through the intestine. Its time to expel waste!!!!
The excretion goes through the intestine, anus and finally the funnel.
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If you want the above text to be in a more scientific
way here it goes!!!!!!
Females release thousands of transparent eggs in jelly-like strands into the water. Male squid do not possess these organs,
but instead have a large testis in place of the ovary, and a spermatophoric gland. In mature males, this sac may contain spermatophores,
which are placed inside the mantle of the female during mating. The gills let squid breathe , water flows around the mantle
and around the gills, which absorb oxygen from the water and release carbon dioxide.
| Squid's Reproductive system |
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| Hopefully this diagram helps you understand where each part is located!!!!!! :D |
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Giant Squids have developed hiding to a fine art. They
can change skin color and texture (in most cases) in a split second using pigment cells called chromatophores. Their survival
depends on it!
| The Radula |
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| This is a sketch of the Radula |
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