If I’m honest, when I hear the word “squid,” I don’t think of their remarkable predatory skills.
I don’t think of their millennia-old significance in mythologies from around the world.
I think of deep fried calamari and chips.
Squid
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Kraken
When it comes to the stuff of both legends and nightmares, cephalopods – particularly those of prodigious size within the orders that encompass octopi and squid – have historically figured prominently. However when the legends and tales are put aside, the truth pertaining to these little understood creatures is far more marvelous and fascinating than the imaginations of the finest writers of science fiction or fantasy novels could possibly produce.