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The eyes of the giant squid (Architeuthis dux) can be up to 25 centimeters (ten inches) across, about the size of a volleyball.
Those large, sensitive eyes are useful in the dark waters where the giant squid lives, 200-700 meters (660-2,300 feet) below the surface of the ocean.
How big does it get?
Giant squids are among the world's most mysterious megafauna (large animals). So far, no live specimen has been captured. They live in deep oceans all around the world, along with at least ten other species of very large squid.
Like other cephalopods such as octopi, giant squids have complex, well-developed brains. They are ferocious predators, but they are also pursued and eaten by large cetaceans such as sperm whales, some of which show the obvious scars of giant squid sucker disks.
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The Giant Squid has the largest eye in the world
The largest letter on the Snellen eye chart is usually the letter E at the top of the chart.
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The giant squid has the largest eye. It is approximately the size of a basketball.
When your eye is relaxed, the lens has its shortest focal length.
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The largest sensory nerve of the eye is the optic nerve. It carries visual information from the retina to the brain, allowing us to see and interpret the world around us.
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