Archie the Giant Squid
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| 🐈 🐕 🐎 Species | Architeuthis dux |
|---|---|
| 💀 Died | 2004 Falkland Islands |
| 👨 Owner | Natural History Museum, London |
| Height | 8.62 m (28 ft 3 in) |
Archie the Giant Squid is the preserved giant squid at the heart of the London Natural History Museum's Darwin Spirit Collection.[1]
History
In 2004, Archie was caught alive by a fishing trawler off the coast of the Falkland Islands. The specimen soon died and was quickly frozen and transported to the Natural History Museum in London, preserving its soft tissue and DNA long enough for samples to be taken and analyzed by museum scientists.[2]
Importance
The preservation and analysis of Archie's DNA helped researchers to prove that only one species of Giant Squid, Architeuthis dux, exists.[2]
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- ↑ "Archie the Giant Squid". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Giant squid: from the deep sea to display". www.nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
