Giant Squid

60-foot octopus may have been the ‘kraken’ of the Cretaceous

60-foot octopus may have been the ‘kraken’ of the Cretaceous

60-foot octopus may have been the ‘kraken’ of the Cretaceous

These underwater beasts inspired fear and superstition

History & Culture

These underwater beasts inspired fear and superstition

These underwater beasts inspired fear and superstition

How scientists got that amazing giant squid video

How scientists got that amazing giant squid video

How scientists got that amazing giant squid video

Giant Squid Could Be Bigger Than a School Bus

Giant Squid Could Be Bigger Than a School Bus

Giant Squid Could Be Bigger Than a School Bus

Moment of Yikes!

Moment of Yikes!

Moment of Yikes!

Giant Squid

Giant Squid

Giant Squid

160-Foot Giant Squid Hoax: How Big Do They Really Get?

160-Foot Giant Squid Hoax: How Big Do They Really Get?

160-Foot Giant Squid Hoax: How Big Do They Really Get?

The Global Kraken

Science
Not Exactly Rocket Science

The Global Kraken

The Global Kraken

Giant Squids Have Huge Eyes to See Shiny Charging Whales

Science
Not Exactly Rocket Science

Giant Squids Have Huge Eyes to See Shiny Charging Whales

Giant Squids Have Huge Eyes to See Shiny Charging Whales

Giant Squid – From Sea Monster to Conservation Icon

Science
Laelaps

Giant Squid – From Sea Monster to Conservation Icon

Giant Squid – From Sea Monster to Conservation Icon

Giant Squid vs. Mosasaur

Science
Laelaps

Giant Squid vs. Mosasaur

Giant Squid vs. Mosasaur

Anatomists Explore the Inner Wonders of Giant Squid

Science
Laelaps

Anatomists Explore the Inner Wonders of Giant Squid

Anatomists Explore the Inner Wonders of Giant Squid

I want to dissect a giant squid. I never knew I did before I watched the Inside Nature’s Giants episode about the enormous cephalopod, but I do now. Long-time readers know I’m an unabashed fan of the anatomical UK import – a show that delights in the innards of behemoths and what those organs can […]

Giant Squid's Basketball-Size Eyes Have Sperm Whale Vision

Giant Squid's Basketball-Size Eyes Have Sperm Whale Vision

Giant Squid's Basketball-Size Eyes Have Sperm Whale Vision

Giant squids’ huge eyes see the light of charging whales

Science
Not Exactly Rocket Science

Giant squids’ huge eyes see the light of charging whales

Giant squids’ huge eyes see the light of charging whales

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