This site, an online exhibition from the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), provides a wealth of background information on Giant Squids. The largest invertebrates on the planet, Giant Squids have aroused human curiosity for centuries. This site offers a plethora of general information about squids and includes a long list of squid links as well.

Plumbing the depths of the world's oceans for a creature that has historically touched the depths of human fears, the In Search of Giant Squid site chronicles the Smithsonian expeditions to learn more about the elusive Giant Squid, which has never been observed in its natural habitat.

James Wood of Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia has built a comprehensive and easily-navigated page dealing with this fascinating group of marine organisms. The class Cephalopda, which contains the squids, nautilus, cuttlefish, and octopuses, contains the largest invertebrates and those with the most highly developed nervous systems. This site is an outstanding source of information on...