Architeuthis dux, better known as the giant squid, is likely the inspiration for the legendary kraken. The Granger Collection, New York There are few monsters left in the world. As our species has ...

Regarded as some of the largest animals in our oceans, which creature is bigger: the giant squid vs blue whale? While blue whales are well-studied, very little is known about giant squid. But just how ...

The ocean is full of wondrous creatures, from small plankton to enormous whales. However, a different kind of animal has taken the world by storm thanks to a recent YouTube video. In the 30-second ...

Marine scientists have detailed a likely unknown species of squid that may spend years without eating to carefully watch over her eggs until they hatch. A deep-sea hooked squid was recently caught on ...

Behold, the earliest known photograph of an intact giant squid, taken in 1874. This black and white photo looks more like a prop from an old sci-fi creature-feature than a real life animal. The photo ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese-led team of scientists has captured on film the world's first live images of a giant squid, journeying to the depths of the ocean in search of the mysterious creature ...

The mysterious giant squid has rarely ever been seen by humans, let alone photographed or filmed swimming in its natural habitat. Most of what we know about giant squids has come from fishermen ...

The giant squid has appeared in myths and legends, and even in Twenty Thousands Leagues Under the Sea. But scientists claim it was never captured on film, in its natural habitat, until now. A Japanese ...

The deep sea-dwelling giant squid Arciteuthis has turned up all over the world. But, whether in Florida or Japan, the invertebrates are all members of the same species, according to a paper published ...