Although its the largest invertebrate species in the world, scientists have never glimpsed the colossal squid ...

You can see it for yourself in the video above. This is the first time the colossal squid has been caught on video in its natural habitat—and it only took 100 years since its identification. Dr.

One of the most spellbinding of these animals is the colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni). When full-grown, this creature is about as long as a bus and weighs nearly 1,100 pounds.

Scientists using a remotely operated submersible spotted the squid, but after a few minutes, it swam away in the depths.

A three-foot-long Antarctic gonate squid was spotted swimming 7,000 feet below the surface of the Southern Ocean ...

Scientists captured the elusive Antarctic gonate squid on camera for the first time during a National Geographic expedition.

The smallest squid species – pygmy squid – reaches only a few centimeters in length with its tiny eyes maxing out at around 15 millimeters. On the other side of the spectrum, Colossal and giant squid ...

But whatever it was, it seemed as surprised to see the submersible as its operators were to find it—the squid released a small, green cloud of ink after noticing the robot visitor. Researchers ...

The Antarctic gonate squid, Gonatus antarcticus, had never been seen alive in the ocean until 2024, when it was filmed by an ROV late in the year. That footage has finally been released ...

Another, the colossal squid, was filmed alive for the first time ever in March, during a different research expedition by the Schmidt Ocean Institute around the South Sandwich Islands.