72 MOLLUSCA. 
or cells all connected by a tube or siphuncle, as in the nau- 
tilus. The animal is rarely seen alive, though, after a 
storm, the keys of the outer Florida reef are often lined 
with their empty shells. 
Giant Squids, etc.—Small squids (Fig. 76) are 
common in nearly all waters, but within a few years 
specimens have been discov- 
ered of gigantic size in the fiords 
of Newfoundland and other parts 
of the world. The largest found 
was fifty-five feet long, the body 
from the tip of the tail to the 
beak twenty feet, and the long 
tentacles thirty-five feet. The 
body is bag-shaped, terminating 
in an arrow-shaped tail; the 
head is distinct from the body, 
with large, staring eyes ; about 
the mouth are eight short and 
two long arms, the former with 
suckers on their entire length, 
the latter having them princi- 
pally at the ends. Beneath the 
mouth is the siphon through 
which they eject water and ink 
—the latter when alarmed. The 
long arms are used to secure Fic. 76.—4, squid (Sepia of- 
prey, drawing it within the reach psa : a aie 
of the smaller ones and the diz. 
beaks, that resemble those of 
a parrot, with the exception that the upper fits into the 
lower. The body is supported internally by a long and 
extremely delicate pen. They are carnivorous, living on 
fish. The ZLoligo pallida is common on our coast. The 
Cranchia has been seen to emit a faint phosphorescent 
light. The large squids are extremely powerful, often 
