Giant squids are one of the largest invertebrates known and live in the deep sea, but many aspects of their lives remain a mystery, and it is incredibly rare for humans to see them up close.
Based on where the animals have washed ashore, scientists think the squids may inhabit at all the world's oceans, but they're most frequently seen on the shores of New Zealand and Pacific islands ...
Most nerve fibres are too small for this to be tested directly, but we have recently succeeded in inserting micro-electrodes into the giant axons of squids (Loligo forbesi) 1.