Did you know a squid has a beak? The Marine Ecology classes dissected squid and learned about its external and internal anatomy. The squid smelled awful, and some girls couldn’t handle the scent or the sight.
“I don’t usually enjoy dissecting anything, but the squid was surprisingly fun because it didn’t smell as bad as I thought it would and it was interesting,” said junior Lauren Sprankle.
In order to pick out the parts of the squid and cut into it,students used scissors, pins, and foreceps to hold the mantle down and pick out the certain parts of the squid.
“It was slimy, and smelled really bad, but it was worth it because I got to physically see the anatomy of the squid,” said junior Jenny Slade.
The girls spent two classes dissecting, writing down their observations, and typing a lab report. Each group had to come up with a hypothesis, observations, and a conclusion. By the end of the lab the girls had a better understanding of what they were studying.
“At the beginning of the lab I didn’t know what to expect, but once we got started I didn’t mind it and I got to learn something new. The only bad part was the smell,” said junior Christa Walsh.
E Salas ‘13