How squid hear: It’s the motion of the ocean

Thursday, February 3, 2011 - 16:01 in Physics & Chemistry

Squid can hear, scientists have confirmed. But they don't detect the changes in pressure associated with sound waves, like we do. They have another, more primitive, technique for listening: They sense the motion generated by sound waves.

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