Squid's Light to Inspire New Gadgets?
Aug. 15, 2006

What would you do with a built-in flashlight? Stay up all night? Scare your friends? A recently discovered Hawaiian squid uses its built-in light to hide from predators. Scientists believe the light could inspire new miniature gadgets.

Hawaiian bobtail squids use their so-called flashlight to hide their shadows from fish that live on the ocean floor—fish that could eat the squids!

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Website: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/kids/2004/01/squid.html

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