1. Epic Encounter: Giant Squid and Sperm Whale In what is one of the most dramatic dioramas in the Museum, a giant squid is caught in the sperm whale’s mouth, its tentacles grasping at the whale’s head, which is actually an oversized snout.  The sperm whale and giant squid diorama in the Irma and Paul Milstein Family Hall of Ocean Life is now celebrating the 10th anniversary of a masterful renovation. Learn more about this scene.

    Epic Encounter: Giant Squid and Sperm Whale

    In what is one of the most dramatic dioramas in the Museum, a giant squid is caught in the sperm whale’s mouth, its tentacles grasping at the whale’s head, which is actually an oversized snout. 

    The sperm whale and giant squid diorama in the Irma and Paul Milstein Family Hall of Ocean Life is now celebrating the 10th anniversary of a masterful renovation.

    Learn more about this scene.

  2. When pushed to the limit by a predator, the vampire squid envelops its adversary in a smokescreen of glowing particles. After ejecting luminescent mucus from the tips of its eight tentacles, this master of disguise makes its escape, “flying” through water with its fins rather than jet-propelling like most other cephalopods. The sticky mucus, which glows for up to 10 minutes, may even coat the predator and make it more vulnerable to attack.  Find out more about the vampire squid’s brilliant defense mechanisms after the link: http://bit.ly/N1G9eH Image © AMNH/D. Finnin

    When pushed to the limit by a predator, the vampire squid envelops its adversary in a smokescreen of glowing particles. After ejecting luminescent mucus from the tips of its eight tentacles, this master of disguise makes its escape, “flying” through water with its fins rather than jet-propelling like most other cephalopods. The sticky mucus, which glows for up to 10 minutes, may even coat the predator and make it more vulnerable to attack. 

    Find out more about the vampire squid’s brilliant defense mechanisms after the link: http://bit.ly/N1G9eH

    Image © AMNH/D. Finnin

  3. An exhibition preparator works on a vampire squid model for Creatures of Light, opening March 31. Photo by Rod

    An exhibition preparator works on a vampire squid model for Creatures of Light, opening March 31.

    Photo by Rod