The world's largest invertebrate remained hidden from humanity until a tantalising glimpse 100 years ago. But it would be ...

Many descriptions of the colossal squid evoke legends of the mythical kraken terrorising sailors of old, but in reality the creatures live so deep and so far from shore that a human is unlikely to ...

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 ...

They had the same question every day: "Did you find it yet?" The scientists were searching for the colossal squid, an evasive cephalopod that can weigh 1,100 pounds. Though fishing boats have ...

One of these mysterious entities is the colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni). It is believed to live in the Southern ...