can a adult squid squeeze through a hole the size of a quarter?

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Answer: First, there are many different kinds of squid ranging in size from 6 inches for the opalescent squid, to at least 40 feet for the giant squid. While cuttlefish have a cuttle bone that is hard and inflexible, many squid have no hard internal structures; some species have what is called a "pen" inside their bodies, but it is much more flexible than what is found in a cuttlefish. Basically, a small squid could certainly fit through something the size of a quarter (some species are barely bigger than that as adults), but a 40 foot giant squid most certainly could not. Most squid are pelagic (open water swimmers) in nature and would seldom have a need to fit through small cracks or holes. Most likely you were thinking of an octopus, which is renowned for its' ability to squeeze through small openings.

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