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A frame from the first colour film of a live giant squid in its natural habitat, [nb 1] recorded from a manned submersible off Japan's Ogasawara Islands in July 2012. The animal (#549 on this list) is seen feeding on a 1-metre-long Thysanoteuthis rhombus (diamondback squid), which was used as bait in conjunction with a flashing squid jig. [2]
Additionally, methods such as plastination have made it possible to display authentic giant squid specimens in a dry state. A giant squid was first plastinated in 2000 and this specimen, nicknamed "Wheke" , has been on display at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle in Paris since 2008; two further specimens were plastinated in 2004, [85 ...
It was found that giant squid are preyed upon not only by sperm whales but by a wide range of other animals, including albacore , lancetfish (#149 and 164; see #48 for 19th century record), swordfish , blue sharks (#215 and 375), Portuguese dogfish , shortfin mako sharks (#205 and 431), sleeper sharks (#396, 405, 430, 432, and 433), and ...
The American burying beetle, extinct in Michigan and listed as endangered in the United States. There are six species of threatened beetles in Michigan. Of these, three are species of special concern, one is threatened and one is endangered. One additional species is extinct in Michigan, although it previously had a viable population in the state.
Location of Saginaw County in Michigan. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Saginaw County, Michigan. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Saginaw County, Michigan, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided ...
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The Milwaukee County Sheriff's office is investigating the discovery of a human body in Lake Michigan. A fisherman notified the Milwaukee County Office of Emergency Management at about 8 a.m ...
The giant squid (Architeuthis dux, pictured) was for a long time thought to be the largest extant cephalopod. It is now known that the colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni) attains an even greater maximum size. The giant squid seen here measured 9.24 m (30.3 ft) in total length and had a mantle length of 1.79 m (5.9 ft).