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Squid eyes under the knife Jun 11 2008

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What has eyes the size of dinner plates, fearsome suckers that cling to its prey, razor-sharp hooks to shred its victims and two beaks to crush the remains?  It’s the colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni) – an elusive “killing machine” from the dark depths of Antarctic seas.

Tags: antarctic, barb, beak, colossal squid, deep, eye, hook, marine, new zealand, ocean, patagonian toothfish, prey, sea, southern ocean, squid, tentacle, whale

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