Reef Squid and Cuttlefish Manoeuvres

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R reef squid and cuttlefish both do this thing where they will take their arms and wave them above their head. It's kind of like, a look at me manoeuvre. And then hit em with the tentacles,. while the prey is looking at their arms wavingabove their head. A lot of these deep sea squid don't really have common names. So were's going to call it grimaldi toths a. They've got eight of em, tentacles, and not two of em. Arms have suckers all up and down the limb. Tentacles are super stretchy for the most part. Then have little, like clubs, or like what looks like little hands at the end

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