Giant squid in popular culture

Giant squid sculpture in Seattle, Washington, USA

The giant squid's elusive nature and fearsome appearance have long made it a popular subject of legends and folk tales. Its popularity as an image continues today with references and depictions in literature, film, television, and video games.

Often, the giant squid is represented as being in dramatic, evenly matched combat with a sperm whale. This powerful image is no longer considered accurate given the evidence that exists for a simpler predator-prey relationship between whale and squid, with the whale being the predator and the squid the prey.

Books and comics

An illustration from the original edition of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea depicting a giant squid.
Fighting the squid on the Nautilus.
Captain Nemo viewing a giant squid from a porthole.

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Film and television

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References

  1. Rollins, James (2007). SIGMA Force Book 4: The Judas Strain. p. 66.
  2. Rollins, James (2007). SIGMA Force Book 4: The Judas Strain. p. 46.
  3. Rollins, James (2007). SIGMA Force Book 4: The Judas Strain. p. 66.

See also

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