For once! Check it out: the colossal squid gets pride of place as the first entry in the Daily Mail's "Monster mutant animals"
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This species is believed to be the largest in the squid family in terms of mass and its limbs are equipped with sharp hooks - some swiveling, others three-pointed.
I actually didn't remember the swiveling hooks (how could I forget!?), so to assuage my doubt I went to check out Te Papa's incredible online colossal squid exhibition. Indeed, the anatomy page explains:Each tentacle hook sits on a short stalk, flush with the inner surface of the tentacle club, in a flattened depression — this allows the flattened 'back' surface of the hook to rotate. The hooks can rotate right round, through 360 degrees. . . . Most of the arm hooks have a strong main 'claw', with two smaller cusps closer to the hook's base.
Hence, three-pointed. Way to sensationalize accurately!
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