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Giant Squid

Architeuthis Steenstrup 1857

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  • Image of giant squids
    Giant squid (16577426)
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    Kai Schreiber   Wikimedia Commons
    Summary.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:#f8f9fa;padding:5px;font-size:95%;border-spacing:2px;box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;width:100%}.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr{vertical-align:top}.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr>td,.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr>th,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr>td,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr>th{padding:4px}.mw-parser-output.fileinfo-paramfield{background:#ccf;text-align:right;padding-right:0.4em;width:15%;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table+table.commons-file-information-table,.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table+div.commons-file-information-table>table{border-top:0;padding-top:0;margin-top:-8px}@media only screen and (max-width:719px){.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table,.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table.fileinfotpl-type-information{border-spacing:0;padding:0;word-break:break-word;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table>tbody,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody{display:block}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr>td,.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr>th,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr>td,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr>th{padding:0.2em 0.4em;text-align:left;text-align:start}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table+table.commons-file-information-table,.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table+div.commons-file-information-table>table{margin-top:-1px}.mw-parser-output.fileinfo-paramfield{box-sizing:border-box;flex:1 0 100%;width:100%}} Description: giant squid. Date: 30 May 2005, 20:36. Source: giant squid Uploaded by mgiganteus. Author: Kai Schreiber from Münster, Germany. Camera location27° 20′ 06.53″ N, 82° 34′ 33.02″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 27.335146; -82.575838.
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    Description: English: A piece of sperm whale skin with giant squid sucker scars. Date: 1912. Source: "The Depths of the Ocean: A General Account of the Modern Science of Oceanography Based Largely on the Scientific Researches of the Norwegian Steamer 'Michael Sars' in the North Atlantic", by Murray, J. and J. Hjort. Publisher "Macmillan and Co., Ltd." in "1912". 821 pages: Biodiversity Heritage Library. Author: NASA.
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    Female giant squid NMNH
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    Summary.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:#f8f9fa;padding:5px;font-size:95%;border-spacing:2px;box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;width:100%}.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr{vertical-align:top}.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr>td,.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr>th,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr>td,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr>th{padding:4px}.mw-parser-output.fileinfo-paramfield{background:#ccf;text-align:right;padding-right:0.4em;width:15%;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table+table.commons-file-information-table,.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table+div.commons-file-information-table>table{border-top:0;padding-top:0;margin-top:-8px}@media only screen and (max-width:719px){.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table,.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table.fileinfotpl-type-information{border-spacing:0;padding:0;word-break:break-word;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table>tbody,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody{display:block}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr>td,.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr>th,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr>td,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr>th{padding:0.2em 0.4em;text-align:left;text-align:start}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table+table.commons-file-information-table,.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table+div.commons-file-information-table>table{margin-top:-1px}.mw-parser-output.fileinfo-paramfield{box-sizing:border-box;flex:1 0 100%;width:100%}} Description: English: Female giant squid specimen, now on display at the National Museum of Natural History's Sant Ocean Hall. Date: 21 July 2008. Source: http://ocean.si.edu/giant-squid (high resolution: https://public-media.si-cdn.com/filer/25/41/2541103e-9ca7-469b-b406-f445f80a9284/2008-6510.jpg). Author: Donald E. Hurlbert, Smithsonian Institution.
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    Dried giant squid
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    Happy Come|sourceurl=https://flickr.com/photos/33108464@N08/16119822188%7Carchive=https://web.archive.org/web/20200501133230/https://flickr.com/photos/33108464@N08/16119822188%7Creviewdate=2018-06-18 22:10:35|reviewlicense=cc-by-2.0|reviewer=FlickreviewR 2   Wikimedia Commons
    Description: English: Dried giant squid measuring 3 m in total length. Date: 18 January 2015. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dacheket/16119822188/in/photostream/. Author: Flickr user "Happy Come".
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    EOL Learning and Education Group   Wikimedia Commons
    Description: Viewing the giant female squid in the Sant Ocean Hall at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History. Date: 23 April 2009, 09:55. Source: Viewing the giant female squid in the Sant Ocean Hall at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History. Uploaded by mgiganteus. Author: EOL Learning and Education Group.
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    Laika ac   Wikimedia Commons
    Description: Giant Squid. Date: 5 August 2015, 13:09. Source: Giant Squid. Author: Laika ac from UK. Camera location51° 30′ 22.75″ N, 0° 07′ 37.7″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 51.506320; -0.127140.
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    Michael Zimmer   Wikimedia Commons
    Summary.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:#f8f9fa;padding:5px;font-size:95%;border-spacing:2px;box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;width:100%}.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr{vertical-align:top}.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr>td,.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr>th,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr>td,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr>th{padding:4px}.mw-parser-output.fileinfo-paramfield{background:#ccf;text-align:right;padding-right:0.4em;width:15%;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table+table.commons-file-information-table,.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table+div.commons-file-information-table>table{border-top:0;padding-top:0;margin-top:-8px}@media only screen and (max-width:719px){.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table,.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table.fileinfotpl-type-information{border-spacing:0;padding:0;word-break:break-word;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table>tbody,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody{display:block}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr>td,.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr>th,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr>td,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr>th{padding:0.2em 0.4em;text-align:left;text-align:start}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table+table.commons-file-information-table,.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table+div.commons-file-information-table>table{margin-top:-1px}.mw-parser-output.fileinfo-paramfield{box-sizing:border-box;flex:1 0 100%;width:100%}} Description: A Giant Squid (Architeuthis spp) carcass on display at Kelly Tarlton's Underwater World, Orakei, Auckland, New Zealand. Date: 27 March 2009, 11:07. Source: Giant Squid Display Uploaded by mgiganteus. Author: Michael Zimmer from Cairns, Australia.
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    Laika ac   Wikimedia Commons
    Description: Colossal squid tentacle on top, giant squid tentacle on bottom. Date: 5 August 2015, 13:09. Source: Giant Squid. Author: Laika ac from UK. Camera location51° 30′ 22.75″ N, 0° 07′ 37.7″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 51.506320; -0.127140.
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    Description: English: Female giant squid caught off northern Spain in July 2005. Measures ~36 ft (11 m) in length with 22 ft (6.7 m) tentacles, and weighs more than 330 pounds (150 kg). Date: Not stated. Source: http://www.mnh.si.edu/exhibits/ocean_hall/squid.html. Author: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History.
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    NTNU Vitenskapsmuseet   Wikimedia Commons
    Summary.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:#f8f9fa;padding:5px;font-size:95%;border-spacing:2px;box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;width:100%}.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr{vertical-align:top}.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr>td,.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr>th,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr>td,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr>th{padding:4px}.mw-parser-output.fileinfo-paramfield{background:#ccf;text-align:right;padding-right:0.4em;width:15%;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table+table.commons-file-information-table,.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table+div.commons-file-information-table>table{border-top:0;padding-top:0;margin-top:-8px}@media only screen and (max-width:719px){.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table,.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table.fileinfotpl-type-information{border-spacing:0;padding:0;word-break:break-word;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table>tbody,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody{display:block}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr>td,.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr>th,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr>td,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr>th{padding:0.2em 0.4em;text-align:left;text-align:start}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table+table.commons-file-information-table,.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table+div.commons-file-information-table>table{margin-top:-1px}.mw-parser-output.fileinfo-paramfield{box-sizing:border-box;flex:1 0 100%;width:100%}} Description: English: A giant squid found at Ranheim in Trondheim 2 October 1954 is being measured by the Professors Erling Sivertsen and Svein Haftorn. The specimen was measured to a total length of 9.2 meters. If used, please credit: Photo: NTNU Museum of Natural history and ArcheaologyNorsk bokmål: Professorene Erling Sivertsen og Svein Haftorn gjør målinger av en kjempeblekksprut som drev i land ved Ranheim 2. oktober 1954. Total lengde på dette individet er 9,2 meter. Ved bruk. vennligst kreditér: Foto: NTNU Vitenskapsmuseet. Date: 2 October 1954. Source: Kjempeblekksprut - Giant Squid Uploaded by Arsenikk. Author: NTNU Vitenskapsmuseet. Other versions: cropped version alternate frame.
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    EOL Learning and Education Group   Wikimedia Commons
    Description: Viewing the giant female squid in the Sant Ocean Hall at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History. Date: 23 April 2009, 08:48. Source: Viewing the giant female squid in the Sant Ocean Hall at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History. Uploaded by mgiganteus. Author: EOL Learning and Education Group.
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    Architeuthis dissection
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    Description: English: Original caption: "Dr. Clyde Roper (top left) and scientists from NOAA and the Delaware Museum of Natural History dissect a giant squid specimen donated by NOAA.". Date: Not given. Source: http://ocean.si.edu/giant-squid. Author: G. Jackson Tanner, Smithsonian Institution.
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    Derek Keats   Flickr Group
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