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Story: Octopus and squid

All images and media

From page 1 - Head-footed animals

Living and extinct cephalopods

Living and extinct cephalopods

Octopus movement

Octopus movement

Camouflaged midget octopus

Camouflaged midget octopus

Octopus at Pōrangahau

Octopus at Pōrangahau

From page 2 - Life history

The hooks of a male scaled squid

The hooks of a male scaled squid

Hatching octopus

Hatching octopus

Octopus tending her eggs

Octopus tending her eggs

Squid eggs

From page 3 - Feeding and predation

Octopus suckers

Octopus suckers

Squid suckers

Squid suckers (1st of 2)

Colossal squid tentacles

Colossal squid tentacles (2nd of 2)

Historical account of a giant squid

Historical account of a giant squid

From page 4 - Octopus in New Zealand

Finned octopus

Paper nautilus egg case

Paper nautilus egg case (1st of 2)

Preserved paper nautilus

Preserved paper nautilus (2nd of 2)

Inspecting a gelatinous octopus

Inspecting a gelatinous octopus

Kupe fighting Te Wheke-o-Muturangi

Kupe fighting Te Wheke-o-Muturangi

From page 5 - Squid in New Zealand

Vampire squid logo

Ram’s horn squid

Ram’s horn squid (1st of 2)

Ram’s horn shells

Ram’s horn shells (2nd of 2)

Thomas Kirk with a giant squid

Thomas Kirk with a giant squid

Juvenile giant squid

Juvenile giant squid

Colossal squid

Colossal squid (1st of 2)

Arrow, giant and colossal squid

Arrow, giant and colossal squid (2nd of 2)

From page 6 - Squid fishing

Japanese squid boats

Japanese squid boats

Squid products

How to cite this page:

Maggy Wassilieff and Steve O’Shea, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/octopus-and-squid/media (accessed 24 March 2023)

Story by Maggy Wassilieff and Steve O’Shea, published 12 Jun 2006