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The giant squid (Architeuthis dux) is a species of deep-ocean dwelling squid in the family Architeuthidae.
Jun 1, 2024 · Learn about the giant squid, a large and elusive cephalopod that lives in deep seas and has been depicted as a sea monster in myths and stories. Find out its scientific name, size, eyes, predators, and how it was filmed in the wild.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Learn about the elusive and mysterious giant squid, the biggest invertebrate on Earth, with massive eyes and tentacles. See photos of live and dead specimens, and find out what they eat and how they move.
- Anatomy, Diversity & Evolution. Anatomy. A giant squid’s body may look pretty simple: Like other squids and octopuses, it has two eyes, a beak, eight arms, two feeding tentacles, and a funnel (also called a siphon).
- Ecology & Behavior. Distribution. Giant squid are thought to swim in the ocean worldwide, based on the beaches they've washed upon, as shown in the map (via Wikimedia Commons).
- Squids at the Smithsonian. Meet Clyde Roper. Dr. Clyde Roper grew up close to the ocean and was a lobster fisherman before going to graduate school, where he studied squid.
- Cultural Connections. Giant Squid of Myth. The giant squid has captured the human imagination for more than 2,000 years. For a long time, people who spotted them floating, dead, at sea or washed up on beaches couldn’t figure out what they were.
Sep 15, 2021 · Giant squid are one of the world’s largest invertebrates and belong to an ancient group of mollusks called cephalopods, which also includes octopuses, cuttlefish and nautiluses. Giant squid...
- Patrick Pester
Nov 27, 2022 · The giant squid, found in every ocean, is estimated to reach up to about 40 to 45 feet (12 to 14 meters) long from the tip of its body to the tip of its tentacles and weigh about 600 pounds (270...
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Oct 1, 2020 · Learn about the giant squid, one of the largest invertebrate species living today, and its elusive and mysterious lifestyle in the deep sea. Find out how it feeds, reproduces, and defends itself from predators, and see some fun facts and images of this cephalopod.
