Giant Squid Beak KO-222
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The parrot-like beak of the Giant Squid, strong enough to bite through steel cable, is used to cut its prey into small pieces, which are then shredded by another organ before passing through the esophagus. The body of the squid is composed of two fins, a mantle, a head, four pairs of arms and a pair of tentacles. The tentacles, which are used to pull prey (consisting of fish, crustaceans, and other squids) towards the head and mouth area, are significantly longer than the other arms. Unlike the octopus, whose arms have simple suckers, the arms and tentacles of the Giant Squid are equipped with hooks and sharp sucker rings. In measurements that exclude the extension of the tentacles (which can measure more than 25 feet), Architeuthis dux measure about 17 feet and weigh about 900 pounds. They take water into their body and shoot it out the back to propel them through the depths of the Atlantic Ocean from Norway to southern Africa and the Pacific Ocean around Japan, Australia and New Zealand. Living in depths from 650 to 2,600 feet, its ability to see is greatly aided by its remarkably large eyes. At 10 inches in diameter, the eyes of the Giant Squid are the largest known in the natural world.