Humboldt Squid

Habitat

Humboldt squid live at depths of 660 to 2,300 meters in the eastern Pacific, from Tierra del Fuego north to California. They take their own names Humboldt, from where they lived off the coast of South America. Recently, the giant squid has appeared in the north, precisely in Sitka, in because of ecological problems which may underlie their migration north. Some oceanographers suggest that the warming of the oceans to make their native habitat is threatened, while others speculate that the number of squid predators was increased due to overfishing,

Physical description

Jumbo squid can reach six feet and weigh as much as 100 pounds. Their skin varies from a purplish red hinga white. Like other cephalopods, muscle-bound chromatophores in their skin allows them to flash the various colors. They have two diamond-shaped fins which they use to swim and glide.

Predators

Their main enemy in the ocean pretty much like: Sperm whales, sharks, seals, swordfish, and marlin feed on Humboldt squid of all sizes, while Gulls and large fish capture Often juveniles.

Behavior

They swim at speeds from three to 15 miles per hour and can remove themselves from the water and glide through the air to avoid predators. The squid has a mass migration of groups that aim to eat and spawning. In the spring, thousands of migrating to the north tepatny race in the Gulf of California. Recently, hundreds have died Homboldts stranded on the beach in Orange County. Marine experts suspect the cause is environmental pollution is to blame.

Reproduction

Many Scientists do not know how this jumbo squid reproduce, largely because these squid spent most of their lives in an unsafe depth for diving at all. Their eggs have never been observed in nature. Like most squid, Humboldt squid reproduce only once in a lifetime is what causes them mereka.Itu's easy to become extinct

Do you know

Cephalopod Squid-which is often referred to as Teuthids or the giant squid Architeuthis, which means a mysterious giant sea monster. The creature is the largest invertebrate in the world, measuring 35-60 feet long. Although a number of their carcasses horrible they have been stranded or found in the belly of the whale, but there is only one that looks lived in the belly of the whale, it happened in September 2004.