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Extremely rare image of a live giant squid, as confirmed by giant squid expert Dr. Steve O'Shea.[1] The images illustrates, for the first time, counter-pigmentation in Architeuthis, suggesting that it is an animal of the water column.

Source: http://homepage1.nifty.com/ozok/ika-story2.htm

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Use of this copyrighted image in the article List of giant squid specimens and sightings is believed to be fair use on the grounds that:

It is a historically significant image, being one of the most valuable images of the giant squid ever taken.
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(del) (cur) 23:09, 11 August 2006 . . Mgiganteus1 (Talk | contribs) . . 480×360 (28,033 bytes) (Extremely rare image of a live giant squid, as confirmed by giant squid expert Dr. Steve O'Shea.[http://www.tonmo.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1308&page=8] The images illustrates, for the first time, counter-pigmentation in ''Architeuthis'', suggesting tha)