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This scanning electron micrograph magnifies the tiny teeth that cover the surface of the giant squid’s tongue-like organ, called a radula. Seven rows of sharp teeth help direct tiny pieces of food down the squid’s esophagus. And those pieces better be tiny: the esophagus passes through the center of the squid’s donut-shaped brain.
(via Close-up of Giant Squid’s Radula | Ocean Portal | Smithsonian)
Source: ocean.si.edu
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Everything it eats passes through the center of its brain. What.
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