Location Ishikawa Museum of Natural History
Giant Squid Eggs (Immersion Specimen)
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- Display status
- On display
- Period
- Discovered January 2016
- Form/Type
- Specimen
- Location
- Noto Town
These are egg specimens obtained by dissecting a giant squid that washed ashore on the Noto Peninsula in 2016. The size of each egg is approximately 1 mm, and the number of eggs contained in the ovaries of this one female was estimated to be approximately 15 million.
It is quite rare to collect giant squid eggs, and it is difficult to find facilities other than our museum that exhibit eggs within Japan, making this these an extremely valuable specimens.
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A comprehensive natural history museum that opened in 2006. They collect and store specimen materials related to Ishikawa prefecture's nature (fauna, flora, rocks, fossils, etc.) and conduct research on them. The results are exhibited in permanent, temporary and special exhibitions, disseminating a variety of information to the citizens of the prefecture. They also hold physics experiment equipment that was used at Fourth High School, and some of it is on display. The museum focuses on educational activities and holds events such as specimen preparation classes and nature observation sessions and lectures, providing a variety of opportunities to become familiar with the nature of Ishikawa.
Ri-441 Choshimachi, Kanazawa, 920-1147 Google Maps
TEL 076-229-3450 E-mail info@n-muse-ishikawa.or.jp
