What does the brief squid eat?
Brief squid feed on bottom-dwelling crustaceans and small fish or fish larvae. How does the brief squid reproduce? Brief squid have separate sexes. Females lay gelatinous, yolky egg masses, which hatch into tiny, fully formed young squid. Other facts about the brief squid: • The brief squid is the only cephalopod found in the Chesapeake Bay. Cephalopods (meaning “head-foot”) are a type of mollusk with an internal shell. • When under threat by a predator, squid shoot themselves backward with lightning speed. They may also emit an ink cloud to distract predators.
