Talk:Squid
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[edit] Teuthida vs. Sepiolida etc.
wdQAFvfVADVGSGVRSFDRBHAFSBHSRDF okay with just mentioning Sepiolida and other squid orders in the second paragraph, but should we also try to include them in the taxobox somehow? It's a messy issue at this point. --Chinasaur 17:10, 18 Aug 2004 (UTC)
- It's not messy at all. they are descendants of the article just higher than Teuthida/squid: Coleoidea. I hadn't had them listed in the first place because They are already mentioned higher up in the article tree, and they are shown in the classification listing. Someone looking for them will find them. - UtherSRG 18:30, 18 Aug 2004 (UTC)
Yeah, you're right. It's good. --Chinasaur
[edit] Calamari Etymology?
So this article says
In American fish markets and restaurants, it is usually known by the Greek plural calamari.
But Wiktionary:Calamari#Etymology says
It. calamari also Fr. calmar, Int. calamar
Which one is right? -Cjensen 23:38, 15 Oct 2004 (UTC)
- AskOxford says "ORIGIN Italian, from Greek kalamos ‘pen’ (with reference to the squid’s long tapering internal shell and its ink)." - UtherSRG (talk) 11:52, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Mantle
I didn't see any reference to the mantle in this article. I've added the word in the sentence "Like all cephalopods, squids are distinguished", but there may be a better place to mention it. Mantle (mollusc) does a good job of describing it, but has nothing specific to squids. - joe 19:05, 28 September 2005 (UTC)
i need the physical discribtion of the squid. thank you
[edit] ...
If we're going to mention that they're "popular as food" in the first line of the article, ought we add a note about the popularity of tentacle porn? Njál 01:31, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
please make more info om the squid. i'm making a 5-page essay on it. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 207.200.116.131 (talk • contribs) .
- We do not "make info". We read the various published literature on the subject and add it as we have the time and energy. You would do well to go to the library to do your homework, instead of trying to copy someone else's work. - UtherSRG (talk) 19:38, 1 October 2006 (UTC)
- Dear God..! oh, I don't usually laugh out loud but that's pretty darn funny. Tentacle porn? "Please make me information so I don't have to type 'squid' into google?" lol! ... ... yea, you have the patience of a saint, sir UtherSRG. JimmmyThePiep 08:06, 4 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Lifespan
A mention of average lifespan should be added, I don't know anything about squids so I can't. --Plankton5005 06:33, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Slang
Squid is also used as slang for an underclassman, more specifically a freshman in highshool. Also used as a slang for a person that knowingly breaks the law, litters and shows disrespect for others. Squids in this respect think only about what is best for them and not what effect they have on other people or groups of people. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 75.80.160.16 (talk) 18:30, 7 January 2007 (UTC).
- Ah; you should add a disambiguation page so that nobody misakes the sea creature Squids with the freshman Squids. It might get confusing otherwise. JimmmyThePiep 08:02, 4 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Navigation below the "crush pressure"?
One of the questions a Physics assignment I saw recently asked how squids are able to navigate below the "crush pressure". Personally I'd never heard of such a thing, but in case someone here knows it's another tidbit which could be added. I'll look on Google to see if I can find some answers. --Oreckel 01:32, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
- edit* - has something to do with the fact that Squids have no air in them? You can squish them on all sides but there's nothing to "squish"? I don't quite understand it myself and perhaps it's meaningless, but in case this strikes a chord with someone who's determined to add it, go for it. Else this can be deleted - I doubt how many people actually care about this. --Oreckel 02:44, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] squids
wht do s2quids eat —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.14.255.81 (talk) 22:27, 23 January 2007 (UTC).
[edit] Saltwater Squids
Can squids live in saltwater? (I'm asuming they can, but the article doesn't mention, so I thought I'd ask. It's for a project.) JimmmyThePiep 08:00, 4 February 2007 (UTC)
- As far as I know there aren't any freshwater squids; they all live in saltwater. I could be mistaken there, but at the very least most of them live in salt water. The word "marine" usually refers to the Earth's oceans, which are all salt water. Hope that helps. ~ ONUnicorn(Talk|Contribs)problem solving 16:16, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
- Awesome; thanx! I haven't actually started drawing or animating the squid, but I'm going to do that now.
- See, I'm working on a Flash Animation for school, and the teacher was very specific: 'Be Accurate! Don't mix saltwater and non-saltwater fish!" So far I've got a Blue Tang, a Yellow Tang, a pair of Clownfish, and some strange fish with huge eyes. (So 4 saltwater fish, 1 squid ; which is saltwater, and I'm hoping he won't notice the ambiguous fish.) JimmmyThePiep 12:36, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
Squids Live In Dens Right? I Dont Remember... -Alyssa
[edit] Cuttlebone
The only place the cuttlebone is mentioned is in passing in the Squid as food section. I definately think the cuttlebone deserves mention (or at least a link) in the anatomy of the squid, as it is one of the more notable structures a squid has. And don't ask me to write it, because I'm definately no expert.--Vlmastra 20:44, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
- Cuttlebone is only present in cuttlefish, not squid. I have corrected the article. Mgiganteus1 21:07, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
- Thanks, I guess that makes sense ;).--Vlmastra 04:42, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] calamares en su tinta
Is squid cooked in its own ink a real dish, or fiction? It sounds, um, somewhat less than delicious. Chris 06:34, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
- It is real and not uncommon in several cultures. I've eaten it in Mexico, and seen it on the menus in other countries. It was pretty tasty. -- ☑ SamuelWantman 03:48, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
[edit] images
I removed some of the images in the classification to prevent image stacking, something that is expressly discouraged by WP:IMAGES and WP:IUP. I also added what is a Wikimedia Commons Featured Picture as the cuisine image. VanTucky (talk) 23:53, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] links do not works
Several of the external links at the bottom of the page do not work (Squidcam--I was disappointed--and the Scientific American Article). If several weeks go by from the time of this post and they are still inoperable we might want to remove them. 67.88.117.162 07:56, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] remove offensive text
Can someone edit the offensive material in this article?: The mouth of the squid is equipped with a sharp horny dick that feels amazing in ur butt mainly made of chitin [1] and cross-linked ... 65.209.244.4 20:59, 22 October 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Missing info
What do squid eat? What role do they serve in the ocean ecology (other than as food for whales). How are they affected by global warming? What ocean environments are best/least suited for squid? -- ☑ SamuelWantman 03:52, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
