A colossal squid — the world's largest squid species — was filmed and photographed in its natural for the first time since scientists discovered it about a century ago. Crew members on board a ...

The expedition that captured the footage of the colossal squid was a collaboration between the Schmidt Ocean Institute, the ...

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.

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.

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.

Because of its deep-water habitat, the species has long managed to elude scientists. Images of a living giant squid in its natural habitat weren't taken until just over a decade ago.

"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 ...

Video, taken near the South Sandwich Islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, shows a juvenile squid, named Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni, swimming at a depth of 1,968 feet (600 meters).

Images of a living giant squid in its natural habitat weren't taken until just over a decade ago; until then, scientists relied mainly on carcasses of dead giant squid to learn about the species.

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. This squid, as ...