Posted on 04/16/2025 6:09:38 PM PDT by BenLurkin
A colossal squid has been filmed in its natural environment for the first time since the species was discovered 100 years ago.
The 30cm-long (11.8in) juvenile was caught on camera at a depth of 600m (1,968ft), near the South Sandwich Islands in the south Atlantic Ocean.
A team of scientists, led by a University of Essex academic, recorded the footage in March during a 35-day quest to find new marine life.
Experts believe colossal squid can grow up to 7m (23ft) in length and weigh up to 500kg (1,100lb) - making them the heaviest invertebrate on the planet.
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
Oh yeah, and an order of snow pea greens in garlic sauce...
Colossal squid filmed in ocean for the first time
Woohoo! Exciting!
The 30cm-long (11.8in) juvenile was caught on camera...
Mmmmfphhhh.... talk about a letdown.
Some species of sharks also have intense levels of ammonia, and require extensive treatment to make them edible.
“an O Ring on the Space Shuttle..”
Lol!
Size is irrelevant, if that thing were only half an inch long, it’d still be inexcusably hideous.
Sous Vide maybe and then a quick sear?
There is a vid on YouTube of a fella who jumped off a bridge, and this huge shark zips up from the depths
The to check him out- fortunately nothing happened, but it was scary stuff!
LOL! epic letdown
11.8” colossal squid. That’s not even a keeper bass at my local lake.
Now you're talking.
‘Colossal’ refers to the size it can grow to.
I get that. The headline made it sound like it already was colossal.
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