Squids have a total of 10 limbs: eight arms and two longer tentacles. The eight arms are generally shorter and have suckers along most of their length, while the two tentacles are longer, retractile, and have suckers only near their ends, typically on the tips called the "manus"

. In some contexts, the two longer tentacles are sometimes referred to as "legs," but scientifically, squids are described as having eight arms plus two tentacles. This distinction is important because arms and tentacles differ in sucker placement and function. The arms are used for holding and manipulating prey, while the tentacles are specialized for quickly capturing prey

. Therefore, squids do not have just six legs or eight legs; they have eight arms and two tentacles, making a total of ten appendages.