Magnapinna squids are one of the deep-sea more ethereal creatures. Little is known of these squid as very few have ever been captured, although over the last decade with the increased usage of ...

Regardless, the photos provide compelling evidence of an underwater tussle between a big shark ... suckers on a squid’s arms can be seen on the shark’s back (near the dorsal fin), along ...

This suggests a worldwide distribution. Yet, the big fin squid had never been seen in Australian waters. That is, until recently, when our team took part in a major research project to better ...

Despite the squid's apparent unflappability on camera, Magnapinna, or "big fin," squid remain largely a mystery to science. ROVs have filmed Magnapinna squid a dozen or so times in the Gulf and ...

They have been documented at depths of 6,212 meters (20,381 feet), making them the deepest-dwelling species of squid known to science. In fact, it’s the first known squid to inhabit the hadal ...

This 3D model shows the beak of a Humboldt squid. You can click on the 3D model above and take ... in centimeters (cm), mantle length is measured from the tip of the fin to the edge of the mantle ...

Vecchione said he could tell instantly from the outline of the creature that it was a bigfin squid. "It's got a really big fin compared to the size of its body," he said. "But really ...

Such discoveries are especially useful for conserving oceanic whitetips, which are critically endangered because of commercial fishing and the shark fin trade ... How big can a squid really ...

Oblivious The researchers played recorded ultrasound whale clicks to several long-finned squid (Loligo pealeii ... t [squids] see some aspects of this big whale heading down on them at a zillion ...