Researchers determined it was a colossal squid, a species first documented in 2003 that tends to weigh more than the also-big giant squid. The larger colossal squid that scientists examined this ...

Squid use a jet propulsion system to power themselves through the water and have three hearts that pump blue blood. Giant and colossal squid have the largest eyes in the animal kingdom.

Colossal squid are not related to giant squid, which also grow up to 12m long, and colossal squid have much larger body and smaller tentacles than the giant squid, and are a much heavier animal.

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 ...

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 ...

Squid eyes are highly adapted to see light in the gloomy depths of the ocean, and their vision has almost the same resolution ...

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 ...

The giant squid is a rare and elusive creature, once thought only to exist in stories of sea monsters called krakens. But in 2004, the Museum was offered a nearly complete specimen caught at a depth ...

TOYOOKA, Hyogo Prefecture—Two scuba divers captured rare photos and video of a giant squid slowly plodding along off the coast here and unusually close to the surface. Giant squids are one of ...