In theory, giant squids can eat people but it is very unlikely. The giant squid feeds mostly on fish of the deep sea, but also extensively on other squids, octopuses, lobsters, clams, and mussels. The most common dietary items of the Giant Squid (Architeuthis dux). It resides in the deep sea at about 2500 feet, but may dive as deep as 7000 feet! They are most often sighted in the Atlantic and the North Pacific seas near South Africa and New Zealand. The giant squid is perhaps the most common of the larger squids, with the female weighing around 250kg (550lbs). Like in other mollusks, the radula of squid is, similar to that of octopuses, covered in teeth-like structures that are used to “chew” their food apart. Like octopuses, squids do not have teeth, but the radula has small teeth that help them extract and process food. Inside the squid’s mouth lies the radula which is a sharp tongue-like organ that helps the squid break down its food further. When the prey has been caught, squids use their tough beaks (resembling that of a large parrot) to kill it and shred it into small consumable pieces. The remaining eight arms are used to hold onto the newly caught prey and bring it into the mouth of the squid, where the squid uses its venomous saliva to paralyze its prey. These tentacles have very sharp rings and strong suctions resulting in a firm grip. Once they’ve locked on their prey, they swiftly reach out and catch their prey tightly with their two longest tentacles. Some squids living in the darkness of the deep sea, like the Dana octopus squid, use a spectacular array of lights on its eight tentacles to confuse and overwhelm their prey.
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They may also use visual tricks such as ink or the changing color of their skin to confuse their prey. In contrast, squid relies predominantly on their large and effective eyes to spot prey and attackers way before they spot the squid. Squids do not have very good hearing, although they, just like octopuses, can detect vibrations in the water. They are mostly night-active (nocturnal) animals that hunt for prey in the ocean and squids are extremely quiet when they hunt, which allows them to sneak onto their prey. We already know that squids are predators and that most of their diet consists of living animals.
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