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Squid

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  1. Field guideHow squid use jet propulsionA squid is a pulsed water pump with fins. It draws water around the head into the mantle cavity, closes that route, squeezes the mantle, and ejects a directed jet through the funnel to accelerate in the opposite direction.
  2. Field guideHow bioluminescence worksDifferent lineages make, obtain, or host different light-producing chemistries, package them in cells or photophores, and control flashes or glows for camouflage, prey capture, defense, communication, or mating.
  3. Field guideHow seabirds handle saltKidneys alone cannot efficiently excrete all the salt gained from seawater and marine prey while conserving water. Nasal salt glands actively move ions into a secretion saltier than blood; ducts carry it to the nostrils, where droplets run or are shaken from the bill.