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Kraken: The Curious, Exciting, and Slightly Disturbing Science of Squid By Wendy Williams Abrams Publishing, 224 pages Reviewed by David Manly for Deep Sea News:…

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KRAKEN Day: Defenseless Kraken Hunted by Mean Ole Sperm Whales

Archie Teuthis June 1, 2011 Giant Squid Kraken Day sperm whale squid

Get the full length video on the Whales Tohora exhibition website. Dive with a sperm whale and join the hunt for the giant squid. This…

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From The Editor’s Desk: Giant Squid=Awesomesauce

Dr. M January 30, 2011 Architeuthis body size Giant Squid mantle Predation Reproduction siphon squid

In the following post I will enumerate the many ways in which current science repeatedly demonstrates that giant squids are awesomesauce. Awesome: (adj) amazing, awe-inspiring, awful, awing (inspiring awe…

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Leaping Squid

Dr. M November 26, 2010 flying jet propulsion jetting mantle Mollusca mollusk siphon squid

At bookofjoe there is a nice write up about squid flying out of water. The 2004 paper’s authors argue that “gliding” is too passive a term…

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New squid found in Indian Ocean

Dr. M November 15, 2010 Cephalopod Indian Ocean Seamount squid

A new species of squid, 0.7 meteres (2.3ft) in length was discovered among the 7,000 samples from taken from seamounts in the southern Indian Ocean.…

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Squids ‘R’ Us

Kevin Zelnio June 21, 2010 MBARI squid

Awesome squid footage from MBARI! Hat tip to Zooillogix.

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Friday Cephalocomics

Miriam Goldstein March 19, 2010 20000 Leagues Under the Sea Captain Nemo Comics Funnies Jedi Octopus squid

Apparently Batman + Lightsaber vs. Shark was just the start of an oceanic comics avalanche. Please enjoy 20,000 Leagues of DANGER!!! from the excellent comic…