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A: According to National Geographic, the largest squid ever found measured 59 feet long and weighed about a ton. The squid was a giant squid, the largest of the more than 280 squid species found worldwide.
Squid are cephalopods of the order Teuthida, which comprises around 304 species. Like all other cephalopods, squid have a distinct head, bilateral symmetry, a mantle, and arms. Squid, like cuttlefish, have eight arms arranged in pairs and two, usually longer, tentacles. Squid are strong swimmers and certain species can fly for short distances out of the water.