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

A colossal squid: 350 kilograms (770 pounds), as long ... It’s possible that ancient sightings of the species gave rise to tales of the kraken, or giant sea-monster squid, said Kat Bolstad ...

Colossal octopus attacking a French ship by malacologist ... and New Zealand (Te Wheke-a-Muturangi). Illustration of a squid-inspired Kraken from Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne, ...

No legendary sea monster was as horrifying as the Kraken. According to eyewitness accounts dating all the way back to ancient Greece, this colossal, multiple armed creature, could reach as high ...

1. The colossal squid is the planet’s largest squid, mollusc, and invertebrate (by mass) -- yet it isn’t without its own predators. Based on a few studies, its top predator seems to be ...

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 ...

The Kraken, the mythical beast of the sea, is real. Giant squid live in the dark depths of the ocean, and very little is known about them to this day. Until 2005, no scientist had ever ...

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 ...