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| I think that this is my favorite animal so far. The males are much easier to dissect because they lack all the eggs that females have so it is easier to find the main organs. Procedure: after obtaining a squid, identify the 8 arms and 2 tentacles. Next, search for the beak (you might not be able to find it, depending on the size of your squid). Next, locate the funnel, which is on the ventral side of the animal. Then carefully cut along both lateral sides. Cut off or pin back out of the way. You should now be able to see the internal organs fairly well. Note whether your specimen is a male or female. Rest Coming Later |
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| Squid Dissection Pictures | Squid Dissection Lab II | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fairly good overveiw of how to complete the procedure. Doesn't have any pictures. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This site offers pretty good pictures of differant sections of a squid. Also show what both males and females look like internally. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Squid Dissection Lab III | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic squid dissection procedure. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Squid Dissection Lab I | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This site gives a good description of how to dissect the squid. Unfortunantly, the picture- demonstrations are not off a high quality. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Squid Dissection Diagram | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diagram of squid internal organs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Back to Dissection | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||