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"Flying" squid

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Animals commonly referred to as Flying, (Flying squid, Flying squirrel, etc.) but cannot sustain flight (unlike birds, etc.) are referred to as Volplane species -- which simply means "gliding". I added a link. A photo similar to above (previous post) would be great; too bad that one is copyrighted. ~E 74.60.29.141 (talk) 21:42, 7 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

According to https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00227-013-2169-9
they do fly. Wiki brain (talk) 11:44, 8 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]