Squid
The ''Squid'' is just a cuttlefish. Ten arms that squirm and fuss
Instead of eight make him a squid and not an octopus.
To hide himself from enemies, he turns the water black
By giving forth an ink stain out of a special sac.
'Tis said that ancient mariners in their simplicity
Mistook this squirming creature for a ''Serpent of the Sea.''
His tail was taken for a head, his inky track for smoke;
So those ''sea serpent'' tales were not entirely a joke.