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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - The giant eyes of giant squid are indeed unexpectedly large, but not if used for spotting sperm whales. | Aug 14, 2026 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | May 12, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cell Press - Current Biology - A Unique Advantage for Giant Eyes in Giant Squid. | Oct 17, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Royal Society Publishing - Royal Society Open Science - Mismatch between the eye and the optic lobe in the giant squid. | Jul 26, 2025 | ||
| Media added. | May 30, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Nature - Giant squid filmed in its natural environment. | May 10, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: CORE - The giant squid Architeuthis: An emblematic invertebrate that can represent concern for the conservation of marine biodiversity (PDF). | Mar 28, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cambridge Core - A giant squid (Architeuthis dux) off Reunion Island, western Indian Ocean: the greatest giant ever? | Jan 18, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - The giant eyes of giant squid are indeed unexpectedly large, but not if used for spotting sperm whales. | Jul 26, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Florida Museum - Scientists receive rare giant squid for research. | Jun 01, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: MarineBio - Giant Squid. | Oct 20, 2023 | ||
| Changed the scientific name of the sperm whale from Physeter catodon to Physeter macrocephalus. | Oct 18, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Animal Corner - Giant Squid. | Sep 08, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Causal factors concerning the texture of French fries manufactured at industrial scale. | May 02, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: World Animal Foundation - Squids οΏ½ Get To Know All About The Eight-Armed Mollusk. | May 02, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: LiveScience - Giant squid. | Sep 03, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Geographic Kids - Giant Squid. | Jul 28, 2022 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Jul 10, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Museum of Unnatural Mystery - The Giant Squid. | May 22, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Facts About Giant Squid. | Feb 19, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Natural History Museum - Giant Squid. | Aug 27, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Geographic - Animals - Giant Squid. | Aug 27, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Animal Diversity Web - Architeuthis dux. | Aug 27, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Encyclopedia of Life - Architeuthis - Giant Squid. | Jan 11, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Encyclopedia of Life - Architeuthis - Giant Squid. | Jan 11, 2013 | ||
| Text added noting the first filming of a living giant squid (Architeuthis) in 2012. | Jan 10, 2013 | ||
| New text describing the evolutionary purpose of large eyes in giant squid (Architeuthis) and colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni) added. | Mar 22, 2012 | ||
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