camouflage. The squid giant axon inspired Otto Schmitt to develop a comparator circuit with hysteresis now called the Schmitt trigger, replicating the axon's propagation of nerve impulses. See also Paralarva Notes References Sources External links CephBase: Teuthida Colossal Squid at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Market squid mating, laying eggs (video) Scientific American – Giant Squid The Cephalopod Page The Octopus News Magazine Online Commercial molluscs Cenozoic cephalopods Cretaceous cephalopods Extant Devonian first appearances Mollusc common names