Giant Squid - Smithsonian Ocean
You’d think such a huge animal wouldn't be hard to miss. But because the ocean is vast and giant squid live deep underwater, they remain elusive and are rarely seen: most of what we know comes from dead carcasses that floated to the surface and were found by fishermen.
Giant squid - Wikipedia
The giant squid (Architeuthis dux) is a species of deep-ocean dwelling squid in the family Architeuthidae.
Bigfin squid - Wikipedia
The first visual record of an adult bigfin squid was in September 1988. The crew of the submersible Nautile encountered a bigfin squid off the coast of northern Brazil, 10°42.91′N 40°53.43′W, at a depth of 4,735 metres (15,535 ft).
Squid | Definition, Order, Tentacles, Food, & Facts | Britannica
2024年11月11日 · squid, any of more than 300 species of 10-armed cephalopods classified within the order Teuthoidea (or Teuthida) and found in both coastal and oceanic waters. Squids may be swift swimmers or part of the drifting sea life (plankton). Squids have elongated tubular bodies and short compact heads.
Giant squid: The real-life ocean Kraken - Live Science
2021年9月15日 · Real giant squid live at depths of at least 2,950 feet (900 m) below the ocean's surface and aren't known to attack ships. Scientists still have much to learn about the lives of giant squid.
Giant squid | Description, SIze, & Facts | Britannica
2024年10月16日 · Giant squid, any member of a genus of large, elusive cephalopods inhabiting deep regions of temperate to subtropical marine waters. Thought to be the largest or second largest living invertebrate, the giant squid has been frequently depicted as a sea monster in literature and by mariners throughout history.
Giant Squid - National Geographic
Giant squid, along with their cousin, the colossal squid, have the largest eyes in the animal kingdom, measuring some 10 inches in diameter.
All You Need to Know About the GIANT Squid - Ocean Conservancy
2019年6月26日 · If you can imagine eight arms and two giant tentacles all floating in the ocean in all directions—you can get the sense of how immense they are. The largest giant squid ever recorded by scientists was almost 43 feet (13 meters) long and may have weighed almost a ton.
Giant Squid – From Sea Monster to Conservation Icon
2013年1月25日 · After sampling four beaks from giant squid found in the Bay of Biscay and off Namibia, marine biologist Ángel Guerra and coauthors found that giant squid targeted different prey as they aged.
Ocean Planet: In Search of Giant Squid - seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov
In Search of Giant Squid. The giant squid lives in most of the world's oceans and is among the biggest animals in the sea . . . BUT. . . it is rarely seen. It hunts smaller sea creatures . . . BUT. . . larger animals feed on it. It has inspired fantastic tales . . . BUT. . . the facts are even more fascinating than the fiction.