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Browse 439 authentic giant squid stock photos, high-res images, and pictures, or explore additional squid ocean or octopus stock images. See injured giant squid floating at the surface, giant squid illustrations, and giant squid in Seoul fish market.
One of the series of images of a live giant squid taken by Kubodera and Mori in 2004 On 27 September 2005, Kubodera and Mori released the photographs to the world. The photo sequence, taken at a depth of 900 metres (3,000 ft) off Japan's Ogasawara Islands , shows the squid homing in on the baited line and enveloping it in "a ball of tentacles".
- 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.
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Learn about the largest invertebrate on Earth, its elusive habitat, and its massive eyes. See images of a live giant squid caught by Japanese researchers in 2006.
Sep 15, 2021 · Giant squid sightings are likely what inspired tales of the ship-destroying Kraken from Scandinavian mythology. Real giant squid live at depths of at least 2,950 feet (900 m) below the...
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(Glenn Rankin / Smithsonian Institution) The giant squid is among the largest invertebrates on Earth, but this deep sea creature has rarely been observed by humans -- alive. Over the centuries, many dead giant squid have washed up on the beach and been found by people, inspiring tales of sea monsters such as the Kraken.
Sep 29, 2005 · See the first images of a live giant squid in its natural habitat, captured by a baited camera in 2004. Learn how the squid attacks its prey and how its tentacles are used to strangle it.
