- Giant Squid (Architeuthis dux) - MarineBio.org
Learn about the giant squid, which is possibly the largest known cephalopod, the largest known mollusk and, likely, the largest invertebrate ever known to exist.
marinebio.org/species.asp?id=156
- In Search of Giant Squid
Online exhibit exploring the mystery, beauty, and complexity of Giant Squids. Based upon material presented in the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History's exhibit.
seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/squid.html
- Giant Squid - Wikipedia
Article about the Giant Squid, the deep-ocean dwelling animal that was once believed to be a mythical creature.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_squid
- 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
- The Giant Squid
Information about this elusive creature from The Unnatural Museum. Article focuses on early recorded sightings of Giant Squid, the carnivorous mollusks that have long, torpedo shaped bodies.
unmuseum.mus.pa.us/squid.htm
- Giant Squid at the American Museum of Natural History
Species facts and pictures of the world's best-preserved specimen of a giant squid, the largest living invertebrate on Earth.
www.amnh.org/museum/press/breaking/squid/squid.html
- Search for Giant Squid
Smithsonian Institution's expedition into the last frontier.
www.mnh.si.edu/natural_partners/squid4/Default.html
- Gaint Squid - The Environmental Literacy Council
The stuff of myth and legend -- the sea creature more feared by sailors than the killer whale -- is Architeuthis Dux, the giant squid. Lear about sighting and captures of the mysterious creature.
www.enviroliteracy.org/article.php/1460.php
- Ocean Lab Giant Squid Page
General information on the genus Architeuthis, pictures, and documentation of stranded giant squids.
www.abdn.ac.uk/octopod/archi
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