• Question: why do squids sqwirt ink when they are scared

    Asked by to Kev on 18 Mar 2014. This question was also asked by .
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      Kevin Arbuckle answered on 18 Mar 2014:

      It’s a way of defending themselves from predators. Squid won’t (usually) squirt ink and then stay in the same place, they will squirt ink in the direction of the predator and then, while the predator can’t see the squid, it will escape and hide. By the time the ink disappears and the predator can see again the squid is long gone, safe and sound.

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