Although the team’s stated goal is to capture footage of an adult colossal squid in its natural environment, according to ...

That is a larger mantle than any giant squid that Dr O'Shea has seen and this specimen is still immature, the NZ scientist believes. "It's only half to two-thirds grown, so it grows up to four metres ...

The world’s first intact adult male colossal squid is brought aboard the New Zealand fishing boat “San Aspiring” on February 22, 2007, in the Ross Sea near Antarctica. Getty Images See Also ...

The surprisingly cute squid was spotted at a depth of 687 meters (2,254 feet) on January 20, 2025, in the Southern Ocean near Antarctica. While the species was first identified in 1906, this marks ...

From aboard a research vessel near Antarctica, scientists watched the camera feed from a submersible thousands of feet below. A ghostly, transparent deep-sea squid suddenly appeared on the screen.

While the colossal squid lives exclusively in the Antarctic and sub-Antarctic regions, the giant squid is found in other oceans of the world. Treasure in Antarctica.

No Antarctic gonate squid had ever been seen alive before, as far as the team was aware. They followed it for a couple of minutes and made sure to record it on video, capturing the creature’s ...

While the colossal squid lives exclusively in the Antarctic and sub-Antarctic regions, the giant squid is found in other oceans of the world. Treasure in Antarctica ...

From aboard a research vessel near Antarctica, scientists watched the camera feed from a submersible thousands of feet below. A ghostly, transparent deep-sea squid suddenly appeared on the screen ...

This is the first confirmed live observation of the colossal squid, Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni, in its natural habitat.The team on Schmidt Ocean Institute's Research Vessel Falkor captured footage ...

From aboard a research vessel near Antarctica, scientists watched the camera feed from a submersible thousands of feet below. A ghostly, transparent deep-sea squid suddenly appeared on the screen ...