"It has a huge lens the size of an orange and captures an ... in 2003 that tends to weigh more than the also-big giant squid. The larger colossal squid that scientists examined this week weighed ...

Giant squids and colossal squids (Mesonychoteithis hamiltoni) have the largest eyes on Earth, measuring roughly 12 inches in ...

Scientists know very little about the elusive giant squid, which lives at ocean depths of between 300 and 1000m or more. Much of what they do know comes from the remains of dead or dying specimens ...

What's bigger than a Colossal Squid? Well... not much really! These kings of the cephalopods are huge and no one has seen one alive. These squid are seriously armed predators of the sea ...

Ever seen a colossal squid dissected? Me neither. In fact, few biologists have glimpsed an intact specimen of the rare and elusive linkurl:squid;http://www.the ...

I am fairly certain this is a true giant squid,” he explained Other squid species, including the colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni), rival A. dux in terms of sheer size, and some ...

Bolstad said it’s possible that ancient sightings of the species gave rise to tales of the kraken, or giant sea-monster squid. She said sperm whales often eat colossal squid and are known to ...