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June 27, 2008
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Squid can reach 2.5 meters in length within two years.
Squid can reach 8.2 feet (2.5 meters) in length within two years. Kelly Benoit-Bird and her team found that the strength of acoustic echoes is related to the length of the mantle, an external hood covering the animal's vital organs. The voracious predators prey on lanternfish--and each other.
Credit: Kelly Benoit-Bird, Oregon State University
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