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Not pretty? "Beg to differ", a male colossal said, "c'mon now, over 1000lbs (495kg) of lovely female squid, WOW!
.. when i looked into her eye, i virtually squiddled!!" That's squid talk for melted. Not pretty is a bit narrow. LOL

WELCOME TO THE COLOSSAL SQUID EXHIBITION

Te Papa's colossal squid exhibition is open! Find out about the anatomy of the colossal squid. Learn the difference between a colossal squid, a giant squid and an octopus. Explore the colossal squid's habitat in the deep ocean of Antarctica.

Relive the capture, thaw and examination, caught on 'squid cam'. You can even make your own squid and play all the interactives.

Check out videos, websites, and blogs about squid on the Resources page.

EXPLORE THE EXHIBITION INTERACTIVES ONLINE! .. one of ..

THE DEEP

The deep waters of the Southern Ocean in Antarctica are home to the colossal squid
and to the toothfish it feeds on. At this depth the water is dark and very cold.

How does the colossal squid survive? What else lives down here?

Find out more through articles, images, and videos.

http://squid.tepapa.govt.nz/

.. from video: Truck 7m .. Giant squid 18m .. Blue whale 25+m .. Colossal squid?

Hmm, at 1 metre = 3.2808399 feet (3 feet 3? inches) .. the giant squid at 18m is 59.04 feet, so larger
than the "largest invertebrate" (26') of your video .. maybe they just measured the 'body' as the
diagram in the video above does show the colossal as bigger, as the "colossal" must be.

Hope we never sees the 11 inch eyes on dinner plates, better
left looking .. looking .. looking .. AHA! .. TOOTHFISH! .. YUMMY!

ps: just saw the colossal above is about 39' long and 990 lbs .. anyway,
who cares for such detail here, it's a REAL PRETTY ONE .. a BEAUTY, for sure!