From Dr. M in 2007: Growing up to two meters (six feet) long, Humboldt squid are formidable predators that hunt krill and a variety of fishes. Their normal habitat is within the tropical and subtropical waters of the East Pacific. Over the last few years, however, Humboldt squid have begun moving into cooler-water areas such . . . → Read More: KRAKEN Day: Humboldts, They’re Here to Stay and They’re NOT Giant Squid
By Dr. M, on  July 20th, 2009 Biodiversity, Bringin' It, Cephalopods! Architeuthis, California, Docidicus gigas, fail, Giant Squid, Humboldt Squid, media, press Point 1: The Giant Squid is Architeuthis dux. The Humboldt (or the Red Devil or Jumbo) Squid is Dosidicus gigas Point 2: The Humboldt Squid while large at ~2m in length and 45kg is not as large as the Giant Squid at 10-14m in length and 200-300kg. Point 3: The Humboldt Squid can be found . . . → Read More: Squid Fail
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