What is the difference between "squid" and "cuttlefish?

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What is the difference between "squid" and "cuttlefish?

2006-12-23 23:17:03 · 3 answers · asked by ed_bro2007 1 in Pets ➔ Fish

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cuttlefish also have two longer "arm" tentacles - that's actually how they grab their food

i know they are able to swim in the ocean the way a humming bird can fly in the air (left right backwards, etc)

2006-12-23 23:24:43 · answer #1 · answered by Jim 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Squid are longer and thinner and have the two longer pairs of arms.

2006-12-24 07:19:55 · answer #2 · answered by foogill 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

They are very similar, and closely related. A quick search turned up this article, which looks like it answwers your question:

http://www.tonmo.com/articles/basiccuttlefish.php

2006-12-24 07:46:11 · answer #3 · answered by Scot D 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋