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A monstrous wild-eyed squid attacks a wooden sailing vessel. A vintage etching depicting an ancient mythological flesh eating sea creature known as Kraken. This myth must have represented a sailor's worst nightmare.
Today we know the legends of this monster were based on sightings of giant squids. This animal belongs to the genus Architeuthis and was the subject of many scientific studies. Despite its enormous size (up to 18m), the giant squid is astoundingly elusive and much of its biology remains unknown. Thus shrouded in mystery, Architeuthis is almost a mythological creature and has a place both in science and in myth: the very last of the legends to persist to this day. A vintage etching transformed by digital processes.

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