How Squids Eat. Squids use their tentacles to catch other animals. The tentacular clubs at the end of their tentacles are covered with sharp suckers that latch onto prey. Once a squid has ... In a feeding frenzy, squids can wrap their arms backward around their heads to approach their prey mouth-first. read more
While it is common knowledge that the squid often becomes a source of food for other creatures, they also need to find food for their own survival. They hunt on their own and they are meat eaters. They actually consume a great deal of food too, even those that are small in size. read more
Reaching 46 feet long, colossal squid are the largest known invertebrate. Colossal and giant squid are close to the top of the food chain, able to eat any sea animal they can catch. Whales have been found with scars from the suckers of the giant squid and the hooks of the colossal squid. read more