Scientists know very little about the elusive giant squid, which lives at ocean depths of between 300 and 1000m or more. Much of what they do know comes from the remains of dead or dying specimens ...

and Hannan’s pygmy squid (Kodama jujutsu) are just a half-inch long, while specimens of giant squid (Architeuthis dux) have ...

Tusoteuthis was a giant squid nearly equal in size to those that ply the oceans today—with their tentacles stretched out, the ancient cephalopods may have measured 25 to 35 feet (8 to 11 meters ...

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As you meet new prey and predators, be sure to check the gallery and read the fun facts highlighting ... a cute baby squid, as he embarks on his life adventure to become a giant squid.

In November the zoologist will lead an expedition in search of one of the last great "monsters" of the sea, the giant squid. Although these cousins of the octopus have been found dead in fishermen ...