Scientists on a research expedition in the Southern Ocean captured the first footage of a living Gonatus antarcticus squid.

Their name alludes to the large, heart-shaped fins ... deep depths. They have been documented at depths of 6,212 meters (20,381 feet), making them the deepest-dwelling species of squid known ...

the juvenile squid appeared elegant and ethereal. It floated with glasslike transparency, iridescent eyes, and graceful fins that rippled like silk in the deep ocean currents. While adults are ...

Its mostly transparent, speckled dome was topped with fins ... colossal squid to the world as this beautiful, little, delicate animal that highlights the magnificence of a lot of deep-sea ...

Until now, the squid genus has only been ... using its pectoral fins braced against both rock and sand. Documented at 1430 meters deep on Dive 696 while exploring a newly discovered and mapped ...

The lack of baby features — meaning its larger fins, developed hooks ... the things around it long before deep-sea diving technology can see the squid. As a result, colossal squids have plenty ...

Found in the deep waters of the Southern Ocean, the colossal squid is known for its massive ... they are not aggressive towards humans. Fin whales also referred to as the ‘greyhounds of the ...

Researchers on the National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Expedition in the Southern Ocean have recorded a ...

Squid flap these winglike appendages for locomotion; most octopuses—except a few deep-water species including the dumbo octopus—do not have fins, getting around almost exclusively by jet ...

Most of our deep-sea exploration equipment ... titles we see all too often. This colossal squid looks like a delicate glass sculpture, with fins of such fine musculature they are barely visible.