- Super Squid Surfaces in Antarctic - BBC
Description, pictures, and a length comparison of the first example of Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni retrieved virtually intact from the surface of the ocean.
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2910849.stm
- Giant Squid and Colossal Squid Fact Sheet
Offers an illustrated introduction to the anatomy of Giant Squids with photographs and diagrams.
www.tonmo.com/science/public/giantsquidfacts.php
- Legend of the Kraken@
Learn about the Kraken, the many armed sea monster said to be the size of an island. Sites offer classic and modern illustrations of the mythic creature that first appeared in Scandinavian myth in the 12th century.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Sea_Serpents_and_Lake_Monsters/Kraken
- Colossal Squid - Wikipedia
Article about the Colossal Squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni), sometimes called the Antarctic or Giant Cranch Squid, that is believed to be the largest squid species.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossal_Squid
- "Colossal Squid" Revives Legends of Sea Monsters
Explores the reality vs the lore of squid sea monsters.
news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/04/0423_030423_seamonsters.html
- Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni - Tree of Life Web Project
Offers a brief profile of the largest of all cranchiid species, the Colossal Squid.
tolweb.org/tree/eukaryotes/animals/mollusca/cephalopoda/coleoidea/decapodif...
- Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni - CephBase
Species information, distribution, prey, and links to close-up images of the Colossal Squid.
www.cephbase.dal.ca/spdb/speciesc.cfm?CephID=443
- That's One Colossal Squid There, Captain!
Description of Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni and references to Colossal Squid throughout literary history.
www.kuro5hin.org/story/2003/4/4/16514/54095
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