The strawberry squid (Histioteuthis heteropsis) is much smaller than the giant squid ... the strawberry squid a formidable hunter in the deep sea. The cephalopod’s right eye is small and ...

The giant squid is a rare and elusive creature, once thought only to exist in stories of sea monsters called krakens. But in 2004, the Museum was offered a nearly complete specimen caught at a depth ...

The suckers are used to grab and drag prey. Giant squid’s reddish colour provides camouflage in the deep sea because the only available light is blue. Red pigment absorbs blue light so the squid ...

Scientists have filmed a giant deep-sea spider crawling on the Southern Ocean ... Species that exhibit deep-sea gigantism include the colossal squid, the big red jellyfish, the deepwater stingray, and ...

Scientists discovered a mysterious golden orb 2 miles underwater off Alaska. With theories ranging from alien relic to ...

Turtles gather algae to clean their shells, giant squid rapidly change color and divers witness the yearly spawning of a coral reef in the Gulf of Mexico.

Is the giant squid threatened with extinction? Jeaneth Larsen Mitchell, South Dakota No. It’s impossible to count such deep-dwelling creatures, but their number can be extrapolated from the ...

Giant squids are one of the largest invertebrates known and live in the deep sea ... he spotted the large squid thrashing its tentacles around near the surface of the sea. He quickly phoned ...

Movie"Documentary following an international team of scientists as they deploy underwater robots and state-of-the-art submersible vessels off the coast of Japan to find the giant squid." ...

Curator Jon Ablett tells the tale of how an elusive monster from the deep came to be one of our popular attractions. The Museum's giant squid specimen so inspired one visiting artist that she felt ...

Species that exhibit deep-sea gigantism include the colossal squid, the big red jellyfish, the deepwater stingray, and the blob octopus. Sea spider imaged at 1,122m below sea level (NOAA ...