Squid Dissection

        

6 Interesting Facts About Squids

1. The squids Gonad is the reproductive organ. In males it is white, in females, clear.

2. The squid mouth parts resemble a bird's beak.

3. The siphon is the tube which squirts out water so that the squid moves just like a jet airplane. 

4. Squids have a well developed eye that allows them to see about as well as people.

5. The pen is all that is left of the shell the squid's ancestors once had.

6. Suction Cups help the squid to hold onto food. 

The most interesting thing we did was push the ink out of the ink sac, and use it to write with. We used the pen to write with the ink. 

The most disgusting thing about dissecting the squid was pulling out the eye. It was slimy and a lot nastier than i expected.

What i liked best was being able to closely see the suction cups on the tentacles. It was cool to get to touch and feel them. 

What i least likes about the dissection was the awful smell. I could barely take it. 

The only thing i would change about the dissection, is possibly having everyone dissect a bigger squid. With the larger squid it was easier to see what made up the internal anatomy as well as the external.