Cephalopod eight or ten. Decapods such as cuttlefish and squid have five pairs. The longer two, termed "tentacles", are actively involved in capturing prey; they can lengthen rapidly (in as little as 15 milliseconds). In giant squid they may reach a length of 8 metres. They may terminate in a broadened, sucker-coated club. The shorter four pairs are termed "arms", and are involved in holding and manipulating the captured organism. They too have suckers, on the side closest to the mouth; these help to hold onto the prey. Octopods only have four pairs of sucker-coated arms, as the name suggests, though
Kraken: Tentacles of the Deep a scene with only Sally removed. The scene of Nicole and Ray killing the giant squid is changed to only Ray killing the squid. (Uncredited casts) The film was produced under the working title "Deadly Waters". In July 2006 the Sci Fi channel held a contest in which participants submitted potential titles for the upcoming film. "Kraken: Tentacles of the Deep" was selected as the winning title. Rejected entries for the name included such titles as "Killimari", "Stop or My Squid Will Shoot", "Tentacles Eight: Humans Two", "The Squid Stays in the Picture", and "Two Guys, A Girl, & a