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The largest giant squid ever measured was discovered at Timble Tickle on November 2, 1878. Three fisherman were working not far off shore when they noticed a mass floating on the ocean they took to be wreckage. They investigated and found a giant squid had run aground.
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www.unmuseum.org/squid.htm
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Information about the Giant Squid. ... How big can a giant squid get? The largest complete specimen found so far stretched to 60 feet, but estimates based on damaged carcasses range up to 100 ft, and a report from World War II describes a squid that would have been a staggering 175 ft long.
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www.occultopedia.com/g/giant_squid.htm
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Largest giant squid are the most mysterious animals. No live giant squid has ever been captured, but body parts turn up all the time. ... You are here: Essortment Home >> Science & Technology >> Animals:Aquatic >> Largest giant squid--mystery of the deep ;
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www.essortment.com/all/squidgiantlarg_rehq.htm
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The giant squid is a carnivorous mollusk with a beak-like mouth strong enough to cut through a steel cable and its eyes are the largest in the animal kingdom -- growing up to 45 centimeters (18 inches) wide.
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www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/science/07/22/australia.squid/ind...
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It appears to be by far the largest specimen of the rare and mysterious deep-water species Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni, or colossal squid, ever caught. Experts say the ... O'Shea said scientists at the museum are considering using a giant microwave oven as a possible way to defrost the animal so they can study it.
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www.blogcadre.com/blog/starnami/largest_giant_squid_fou...
www.blogcadre.com/blog/starnami/largest_giant_squid_found_and_going_to_be_defrosted_2007_03_22_11_35_50
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Record breaker: Largest recorded giant squid was 18 meters long (59.5 feet). Its mantle was 5 meters (16.4 feet). It weighed 1 metric ton. ... Giant squid were once thought to be the largest cephalopod (octopus, cuttlefish, squid) and the largest mollusk on Earth. But recent discoveries of the colossal squid has knocked...
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www.whaletimes.org/squid.htm
www.whaletimes.org/squid.htm
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The giant squid lives in most ... of the world's oceans and is among ... Large Image of Giant Squid...
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seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/squid.html
seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/squid.html
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The World's Largest Invertebrate ... 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.
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seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/OCEAN_PLANET/HTML/squid_Architeut...
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Colossal Squid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Colossal Squid ( Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni , from Greek mesos (middle), nychus (claw), and teuthis (squid)), sometimes called the Antarctic or Giant Cranch Squid , is believed to be...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossal_Squid
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