Summary: Maciá et al. (2004)

In this short note, Maciá et al. (2004) report new observations of flying behaviour in the Caribbean reef squid Sepioteuthis sepioidea. They distinguish between flying and gliding this type of airborne jet propulsion appears more active than simply gliding. S. sepioidea have previously been considered incapable of flight, due to their large body size. Maciá et al. (2004) also review previous accounts of flying behaviour in other squid species. They note several instances of flying behaviour in squid and indicate that S. sepioidea can indeed fly up to 50 times their own body length (20-25 cm). They note that this behaviour appears to be more widespread that initially suspected.