The squid, as its name suggests, can grow to as much as 23 feet in length and 1,100 pounds — the heaviest invertebrate in the world but the one caught on camera was a footlong juvenile.

For over a century, the Antarctic gonate squid (Gonatus antarcticus) had remained one of the most elusive and mysterious creatures of the deep. First discovered in 1898, the squid had only ever been ...

The colossal squid, the world’s largest squid species, was caught on video for the first time swimming in its natural habitat, according to a California ocean research organization.

"It's the largest known eye in the animal kingdom," Bolstad said. The squid is the biggest specimen ever caught of the rare and mysterious deep-water species Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni, or colossal ...

About the Giant Squid Species In 2019, researchers recorded a giant squid swimming at a depth of nearly 2,500 feet in the Gulf of Mexico.

The colossal squid, the world's largest squid species, was caught on video for the first time swimming in its natural habitat, according to a California ocean research organization.

Bolstad noted that an organization called Colossal captured footage of a glass squid of a similar size in the Antarctic in the organization’s 2023-2024 observing campaign, but the lack of high ...

You may be wondering how such a large creature can remain so elusive. It’s because the giant squid lives deep in the ocean at around 1,000 to 2,000 feet below the surface.

Giant squid may consume other giant squid and even other, smaller squid species as a meal. In this case, beggars can’t be choosers, and in the animal kingdom, food is food.

Bolstad noted that an organization called Colossal captured footage of a glass squid of a similar size in the Antarctic in the organization’s 2023-2024 observing campaign, but the lack of high ...