Friday Squid Blogging: Squid Beaks for Artificial Limbs?
...beak, made of hard chitin and other materials, changes density gradually from the hard tip to a softer, more flexible base where it attaches to the muscle around the squid's mouth, the researchers found
That means the tough beak can chomp away at fish for dinner, but the hard material doesn't press or rub directly against the squid's softer...
