Deep-sea squid can 'jettison arms' as defensive tactic
Thursday, August 2, 2012 - 17:00
in Biology & Nature
A postdoctoral researcher at the University of Rhode Island has observed a never-before-seen defensive strategy used by a small species of deep-sea squid in which the animal counter-attacks a predator and then leaves the tips of its arms attached to the predator as a distraction.