Smithsonian Cephalopod Collection

Smithsonian Zoologist Dr. Clyde Roper in front of the museum's stored cephalopod collection.
(Chip Clark/Smithsonian Institution)

This photo shows just a small part of the cephalopod collection at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. Shown here is Dr. Clyde Roper, a zoologist and squid expert. More about the giant squid can be found in our Giant Squid featured story.

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