Examples of invertebrates that possess tentacles include squid, cuttlefish, bryozoa, snails, sea anemones, and jellyfish. Examples of vertebrates that posses tentacles include caecilians and star-nosed moles. Tentacles belong to a group of biological structures known as muscular hydrostats.
Which creature has the most tentacles?
Like all squid, the colossal squid has eight arms and two tentacles. Each of the arms is a different length, ranging from 0.85 metres to 1.15 metres. The two tentacles are longer than the arms and are about 2.1 metres long.
Do any mammals have tentacles?
The star-nosed mole (Condylura cristata) is a small mammal that has tentacles on its face. This mole lives in North America. It has 22 tentacles on its nose, each 1 millimeter to 4 millimeters long.