Giant squid
Architeuthis dux
CommonPhoto: Natural History Museum, London · CC BY 2.5
Molluskcarnivore
The giant squid is a deep-sea mollusk known for its enormous size. It lives in the ocean's dark depths and has the longest arms of any squid, though its body remains relatively slender.
- Females grow up to 16 feet long, while males are slightly shorter.
- Its two longest feeding tentacles stretch an impressive 33 feet when extended.
- Despite its length, it weighs less than the chunkier colossal squid.
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- Classification
- Mollusk
- Scientific name
- Architeuthis dux
- Habitat
- Ocean
- Regions in this directory
- Worldwide
- Diet
- carnivore
- Relative size
- giant
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern (LC)