8 Best Sites for Finding Out About the Giant Squid

A giant squid turned up in Antarctica in February, 2007. Finding dead giant squids is nothing new, but this one weighs approximately 990 pounds an is about 39 feet long, as reported by the Associated Press.

To put that in perspective, a school bus is 40 feet long.

Giant squids have been washing up dead on shores for years. Back in December one of the giant squids was caught live, in the lens of a camera. Images of the giant squid were caught back in December of 2006.

Giant squids have long been the stuff of legends, myth and fiction. Now there is proof that they are in fact real. Visit one of these web sites to find out everything you always wanted to know about giant squids.

8 Best Sites for Finding Out About the Giant Squid

In Search of the Giant Squid
Hosted by: Smithsonian Natural History Museum
Web site address: http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/squid.html

Smithsonian Natural History Museum is home to "In Search of the Giant Squid." This extensive online exhibit helps visitor separate fact and fiction with its "From Myth to Reality" section. "In Search of the Giant Squid" also shows how big the giant squid actually is in comparison to another large squid.

Visitors to the online "In Search of the Giant Squid" exhibit also learn how the squid is like a snail.

The Giant Squid
Hosted by:UnNatural Museum
Web site address: http://unmuseum.mus.pa.us/squid.htm

The UnNatural Mystery Museum covers the giant squid with some historical information and related photographs and illustrations. The UnNatural Mystery also feeds your needs for other bizarre yet real science news and facts.

"It Came from Down Under"
Hosted by: American Museum of Natural History
Web site address: http://www.amnh.org/museum/press/breaking/squid/squid.html/

Various news stories about and photos of the giant squid.

Cephalopod Science and Biology Articles
Hosted by: Tonmo.com - The Octopus News Magazine Online
Web site address: http://www.tonmo.com/science/sciencejump.php