Does squid have backbone does scorpion have backbone does bat have backbone does mosquito have backbone does butterfly have backbone does salamander have backbone?. 1.Yes Squid are invertebrates, meaning they lack a true backbone, in the phylum Mollusca, which includes a variety of organisms including clams, snails and limpets. They are in the class Cephalopoda (which translated means "head foot") along with octopus, cuttlefish and nautilus. 2.Nope Scorpions do not have bones instead they have an exoskeleton made of chitin, which is similar to the shell of a shrimp. Scorpions are found all across the world. There are over 2,000 different species found on six of the seven continents. They prey on insects, arthropods and in some cases small vertebrates. 3.Yes Just like all mammals, bats have backbones as well. ... Having a backbone is the main physical part that separates vertebrates from invertebrates animals. And bats, by belonging to the group of vertebrates animal...