
Giant Squid By Milo Kashey
Habitat • Oceans • Midnight zones • All oceans except Arctic and North • 11,000 ft down • Below freezing • No light
Adaptations to Survive the Habitat • Glowing tentacles • Change color • Big eyes • Large gills • Thick skin
Adaptations for Food • Have beach-ball size eyes • Whip-like tentacles • Can change color • Glowing tentacles • Spray brown ink • Have suckers
Adaptations for Protection • Whip threats with tentacles • Blind enemies by glowing • Leave scars with suckers
Interesting Facts • 33 feet long • Propulsion system • 440 pounds • Don’t have to sleep • Architeuthis dux
References • Books: , Gelman, Rita Golden, and Jean Day Zallinger. Monsters Of The Sea. Boston: Little, Brown & Company Limited, 1990. Print. • Websites: • http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/ • http://www.school.eb.com/elementary • http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/KidsInfoBits • Images retrieved from: • http://www.google.com/