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Squidblog & Co finally got down to the Melbourne Aquarium today to see the Monsters of the Deep exhibition. Apart from the frozen Architeuthis we were not all that impressed with the exhibition. Apart from the frozen squid and a video of some Humboldt Squid, there wasn’t much else. There was also a small display of Flashlight fish, Dumpling squid and a Sand Octopus, but they were very difficult to see, especially throught the huge crowds. There was also very little information provided, so apart from a bit of a WOW factor it wasn’t a terribly good educational experience. Overall the aquarium was sadly lacking in cephalopods - even the gift shop just had a few octopus souvenirs, and nothing at all celebrating the giant squid. They really are crying out for something like KRin’s excellent squid toys.

Still, it was well worth the visit just to see the Architeuthis Dux.

We were also pretty excited about the morning children’s activity at the aquarium: “Make your own Squid hat”. Sadly this too was a little disappointing - the squid had was just a paper cone with a couple of fins attached to the side, some eyes drawn on and some cellophane tentacles. It was certainly nothing as exciting as the Poor Mojo knitted squid hat, or the Deviant Goods Surly Squid Hat.

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