Video: Clyde Roper On the Over-Sized Anatomy of the Giant Squid

Dr. Clyde Roper discusses the fascinating anatomy of the giant squid (Architeuthis dux) in this excerpt of "Eyeball to Eyeball," an episode of Errol Morris' First Person television series. Watch Architeuthis and Eyeball to Eyeball, other excerpts from the series, to learn more about the giant squid, and read Dr. Roper's blog post about his past expeditions to find the large cephalopod.

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giant squid

amazing creature, Jules Verne was right after all!

Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 04/22/2012 - 8:36am.

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