Squid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Squid are marine cephalopods of the order Teuthida , which comprises around 300 species. Like all other cephalopods, squid have a distinct head, bilateral symmetry, a mantle, and arms. Squid, like ...
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Perhaps, in Miller's example, brainy mollusks. Maybe giant squid, pictured above in the diorama I love at New York's American Museum of Natural History. ... About Kingdom of Priests...
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The existence of the giant squid, genus Architeuthis, is well accepted by science though few have ever been seen, and little is known about their habits. ... Just past the mouth are the eyes. Eyes that are the largest in the animal kingdom, getting as big as eighteen inches across.
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The giant squid, Architeuthis dux (Steenstrup, 1857), of the family Architeuthidae, is possibly the largest known cephalopod, the largest known mollusk and, likely, the largest invertebrate ever known to exist (except for possibly the colossal squid, Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni which may have a mantle length nearly...
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Giant squid are the largest cephalopod (octopus, cuttlefish, squid) and the largest mollusk. Many people know that they are hunted by sperm whales. This is fascinating to most of us, because the giant squid can be as long as the sperm whale that is hunting it. ... Eyes that are the largest in the animal kingdom,
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Therefore, since we believe sperm whales capable of catching even the largest giant squid, ... The eyes are probably the largest in the animal kingdom (even larger than those of Architeuthis) ; The 'colossal' cranchiid squid Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni is thought to be the largest of all Recent cephalopods.
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Giant squid, along with their cousin, the colossal squid, have the largest eyes in the animal kingdom, measuring some 10 inches (25 centimeters) in diameter. These massive organs allow them to detect objects in the lightless depths where most other animals would see nothing.
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The world's largest squid possesses the biggest animal eye, say scientists dissecting a rare specimen. ... The team is also dissecting a much smaller colossal squid specimen that has part of its body missing, and a giant squid - a member of the Architeuthis genus.
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This is the species commonly known as the giant squid. Because scientists do not know exactly where in the sea it lives, they have not been able to study it alive. ... Eyes: largest in the animal kingdom. They can grow to 25 cm (10 in.) in diameter--about the size of a volleyball. Fins: relatively small in this species.
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