Humboldt Squid - By: lp5

The Humboldt Squid also known as the Jumbo Squid, Jumbo Flying Squid or Diablo Rojo, is a large, aggressive squid found in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. It likes deep water with depths from 660 to 2300 feet.

The squid is a carnivorous invertebrate that can swim up to 15 mph by using a siphon and two fins. It uses its tentacles lined with suckers to grab its prey and drag the prey towards its beak. It can grow up to seven feet and weigh up to 100 pounds. It can change color from purplish red to white. With its keen vision, it likes to feed at night. It feeds on small fish, krill, crustaceans, cephalopods, and copepod.

The squid is only aggressive when feeding and has been known to attack humans. Divers use body armor to protect themselves from an attack by which it can cause deep lacerations to the diver’s skin. It has been known to damage deep sea cameras to where they no longer work.

The Humboldt is a fierce cannibalistic fighter known to attack anything including whales. Its name comes from the Humboldt Current, an area off the coast of South America, where it lives. The name Diablo Rojo meaning red devil was given to the squid by Mexican fisherman due to its red coloring.

Despite its aggressiveness, sperm whales and Mexican fishermen prey on the squid. Mexican fishermen sell the squid to consumers in Asian countries. Because it likes to feed at night, it is usually fished for at night. El Nino has caused it to start migrating north from the warm Mexican coast. As ocean acidification increases over time, its metabolic rate will decrease causing it to seek shallower waters for more oxygen.

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The squid is a carnivorous invertebrate that can swim up to 15 mph by using a siphon and two fins. It uses its tentacles lined with suckers to grab its prey and drag the prey towards its beak. It can grow up to seven feet and weigh up to 100 pounds. It can change color from purplish red to white. With its keen vision, it likes to feed at night. It feeds on small fish, krill, crustaceans, cephalopods, and copepod.

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