page_title: Cephalopod attack
hierarchical_section_title: Cephalopod attack
caption_attribution_description: "The Kraken, as seen by the eye of imagination": imaginary view of a gigantic octopus seizing a ship
context_page_description: A famous chapter in French writer Jules Verne's literary work "Captain Nemo" is the fight against giant octopuses. Although this is a fiction, there have been countless real reports of attacks by cephalopods since ancient times. A significant portion of these are unverifiable tabloid stories, or at least questionable. Since some of the species in the stories are not always identifiable, the article deals generally with cephalopods. Cephalopods are members of the class Cephalopoda, which include all squid, octopuses, cuttlefish, and nautiluses. Some members of the group are capable of causing injury or even death to humans.
context_section_description: A famous chapter in French writer Jules Verne's literary work "Captain Nemo" is the fight against giant octopuses. Although this is a fiction, there have been countless real reports of attacks by cephalopods since ancient times. A significant portion of these are unverifiable tabloid stories, or at least questionable. This article tries to collect these. Since some of the species in the stories are not always identifiable, the article deals generally with cephalopods. Cephalopods are members of the class Cephalopoda, which include all squid, octopuses, cuttlefish, and nautiluses. Some members of the group are capable of causing injury or even death to humans.
caption: An artistic illustration: giant octopus attacks ship
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