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Cuttlefish
Location and Habitat
Description
Movement
Slow movement is obtained by using its thin fins located along their sides.
Propulsion (or forward motion) is increased by using jets of water squirted
out from a funnel, Australian Giant Cuttlefish swim with their tentacles close
to their body, and cuttlefish regulate their buoyancy by pumping water in
and out of the gas filled cuttlebone to change the volume (and thus
buoyancy) of the gas. To enable them to maintain the depth they wish. Like
all cuttlefish they contain cuttlebones, which are not bones but lightweight
structures that help regulate buoyancy. This internal shell is filled with tiny
compartments into which the cuttlefish can pump air or fluid to make itself
lighter or heavier.
Defense
Feeding
They actively forage amongst seaweeds and seagrasses
catching shrimp, fish, prawns, crabs and other crustaceans.
They use their 2 extendable feeding tentacles to snatch their
catch, which is then mashed up by a hard "beak" (jaws)
Breeding
Under the feeding and breeding sections you can find the
answers to these three questions.
1. List 4 things that the giant cuddle fish eats.