Some Web sites to check out for information about squids:

http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/OCEAN_PLANET/HTML/squid_expedition.html

Ocean Planet: In Search of Giant Squid, an interactive exhibit through the Smithsonian Institution, based on Clyde Roper’s quest for live giant squid.

http://is.dal.ca/~ceph/TCP/index.html

The Cephalopod Page, a wealth of information about cuttlefish, nautilus, octopus and squid.

http://tolweb.org/tree/eukaryotes/animals/mollusca/cephalopoda/cephalopoda.html

A Tree of Life Web Project site with information and references about cephalopods.

www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/kaikoura/

Kaikoura@National Geographic, a feature on the New Zealand underwater canyon where giant squid are believed to reside.

These books about squids are available at the Lawrence Public Library:

“Tentacles: The Amazing World of Octopus, Squid and Their Relatives,” by James Martin, Crown Publishers Inc.

“Giant Squid: Monsters of the Deep,” by Eulalia Garcia, Gareth Stevens Publishing.