Since its discovery in 1925, only eight adult specimens have been reported, severely limiting scientists’ ability to research ...

Also known as the red devil, the Humboldt squid is a powerful animal, and not even a suit of chainmail can withstand its raw ...

A team of scientists set out on the research ship Falkor (too) in February for a 35-day expedition off the South Sandwich Islands, a chain of subantarctic islands. Their main goal was to use a ...

An international team captures the first deep-sea footage of a colossal squid — a juvenile near the South Sandwich Islands.

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Almost a century after the colossal squid was first discovered, a juvenile was filmed and photographed in its natural habitat ...

The video shows the roughly 1-foot-long baby colossal squid. Its body is tinged blue but largely see-through, while its tentacles have a red hue. The research ship Falkor (too) seen near an ...

A colossal squid has been caught on camera for the first time in the deep sea by an international team of researchers ...

Humboldt squid (Dosidicus gigas) are also known as jumbo squid, and it’s easy to see why — they are absolutely enormous. An adult can reach 7 feet in length and weigh 110 pounds. But what is ...