Rare Colossal Squid Caught on Camera Off South Sandwich Islands

The first time a colossal squid was seen dates back to 1925, when whale hunters opened the stomach of a sperm whale and found its last meal. But now, for the first time,...

The first attested images of a colossal juvenile squid in its natural habitat show a delicate and graceful animal, at the antipodes of the cliché of "monster", too widespread.

Colossal Squid Caught On Film For The First Time In Human History!

Colossal squid are considered to be the world’s largest known invertebrates. When fully grown, they can reach up to 23-feet in length. For perspective, that is nearly the size of a small fire truck. And yet, despite their massive size, scientists have only ever observed them from the bellies of whales and seabirds. At least, that was the case until now! Recently, an international team of researchers explored the deep sea using a remotely operat…

Live colossal squid captured on video in wild for first time ever

The colossal squid, the heaviest invertebrate in the world, has been filmed alive in the wild for the first time since it was identified a century ago. Growing up to 23ft (seven metres) long and weighing up to half a tonne, the squid, Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni, is the heaviest invertebrate on the planet. The individual captured […]

Rare Colossal Squid Caught on Camera Off South Sandwich Islands

A creature of myth and legend has been caught on camera in its natural habitat for the first time and it’s captured the attention and interest of local marine biologists. The juvenile colossal squid was picked up on camera in stunning detail by researchers with the Schmidt Ocean Institute at a depth of close to 2,000 feet near the South Sandwich Islands. The specimen caught on camera was a juvenile and only about a foot long, drawing great inter…

First-Ever Sighting of a Live Colossal Squid in Antarctic Waters

In a landmark moment for marine science, a live colossal squid has been observed in the depths of the Antarctic Ocean for the very first time. The groundbreaking footage was captured in March by a deep-sea exploration mission led by Dr. Kat Bolstad, a marine biologist specializing in cephalopods at the Auckland University of Technology in New Zealand.Although Dr. Bolstad herself did not initially spot the creature during her expedition, a surpri…