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The evidence for squid / blue whale battles comes from scars on blue whale-- living blue whales.. so sometime the whale wins.. and since whales can remain submerged for several hours.. (at least 1.5 hours for small whales, and maybe as long as 3 for large ones). its not as if the have to rush the battle..
AMNH has a big blue whale hanging from a ceiling-- and not far away-- it has a giant cuttle fish-- i'd but my money on the whale most of the time..
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Apparently some whales feed on the giant squid. And they obviously have such superior speed that they can choose to attack or evade. Whales have been seen with the tentacle marks on them. No way of knowing how often the whales lose. http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/squid.html This was only URL I could find. It does say the squid are prey. No details, alas. Squid species vary greatly in size. The common squid of the east North Atlantic coast is 30 to 45 cm (12 to 18 in) long, and the giant squid, at least 18 m (60 ft) long, is the largest aquatic invertebrate. It lives at depths of 300 to 600 m (985 to 1970 ft), where it is the prey of sperm whales. "Squid," Microsoft(R) Encarta(R) 98 Encyclopedia. (c) 1993-1997 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
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Just to get the words right, cuttlefish and squid ain't the same thing - they are of different taxonomic orders. Also, the largest cuttlefish (the Giant Australian) gets about a meter long, so I'd hesitate putting it up against a whale of any sort. But there'sŪ some breeds of squid I would not want to meet in a dark alley. Also also, have to echo Helen's support for eating both beasts. In Sardinia, cuttlefish are called sepia, and are eaten cooked in their own ink - absolutely delish, don't you think, Bean? Alsoģ, from now on, when I've a question about cephalopods, I'll be sure to consult an astrophysicist. 
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As an experienced giant squid I can say that I have survived so long by squirting ink in all my enemy's faces! But seriously, often the female giant squid is eaten shortly after laying her eggs as this makes her very weak. She also cannot leave the eggs alone, but must continually clean them. This makes her an easy target.
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Squid is a girl, thank you!
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In Sardinia, cuttlefish are called sepia, and are eaten cooked in their own ink - absolutely delish, don't you think, Bean?Hmm...when I last lived in Sardinia, I was eight. Squid/cuttlefish/sepia/calamari were not high on my list of delicacies at that time. My grandmother was cleaning live eels once and one jumped out of her hand and writhed across the kitchen floor...that was enough to scare me away from seafood for 15 years! My dad loves calamari but I hate the smell of them when they are boiled. Yuck and yuck. All those little tentacles! 
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Squid is a girl, thank you!I knew that, squid! Your language told me that very accurately. A guy would have almost inevitably have said "...with four other guys...", whereas a *girl almost 'nevitably says just as did you.
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All those little tentacles! Indeed - did you ever see a very witty camp sci-fi send up film in the last year (title escapes me now), in which the aliens are wonderful sqiud-type creatures who disguise themselves for visual interaction with the 'Star Trek' crew they abduct? Only problem seemed to be when contact became more intimate... is that a tentacle, or are you just pleased (and pleased) (and pleased) (and pleased)... 
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a very witty camp sci-fi send up film in the last year (title escapes me now), in which the aliens are wonderful squid-type creatures
That would be Galaxy Quest. A very funny movie, especially if you're familiar with the original Star Trek series. I'm only 22, but my dad introduced me to Captain Kirk and Spock practically while I was still in the womb!
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Saw that film Mav and was pleasantly surprised. I expected the standard send up, but it was a real good laugh.
I once heard that croc bloke speak and, as I remember it, his accent was not as strong a some Australians I've met. Say, if he spoke so poorly then surely King had problems too.. or did he just nod politely?
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