A photo that has been shared online for years allegedly shows a giant squid washed up on a beach. In early January 2025, an X ...

Giant squids and colossal squids (Mesonychoteithis ... Squid and cuttlefish can move quickly by filling a cavity inside their mantle (the main part of their bodies) with water, and then shooting ...

The 'giant' squid was immediately put in cold storage. Dr. Arkhipin said that it is quite common for squid of this species to grow to a mantle length of 5 meters and an overall length of 20 meters.