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

Off the coast of Mexico, a female deep-sea squid with giant eggs tucked within her tentacles has been spotted during an expedition to the Gulf of California. A team of scientists utilized a ...

Deep below the surface waters of the ocean lives a mysterious world filled with alien-like creatures. Floating around this dark and eerie place are fascinating animals with the ability to create ...

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 ...

The suckers are used to grab and drag prey. Giant squid’s reddish colour provides camouflage in the deep sea because the only available light is blue. Red pigment absorbs blue light so the squid ...

Hundreds of years ago, our understanding of the sea was even more limited. Sailors came across many strange creatures, which inspired the myths of sea monsters we know today. Let’s explore some ...

The ocean holds many bizarre deep-sea monsters. As you dive 140 meters ... Another hundred and 50 meters down, we meet the vampire squid. It has bioluminescent organs called photophores that ...

Light is a primary driver of visual evolution in shrimp, according to new FIU research published this week in Nature Communications.The deep sea is a ...

Giant squids are one of the largest invertebrates known and live in the deep sea ... he spotted the large squid thrashing its tentacles around near the surface of the sea. He quickly phoned ...