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

The colossal squid is considered the largest invertebrate species on Earth. Despite its enormous size, this creature had ...

The creature, known as a colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni) and with eyes the size of a car tire weighed an estimated 450 kilograms. The squid was eating a hooked toothfish when it was ...

1. The colossal squid is the planet’s largest squid, mollusc, and invertebrate (by mass) -- yet it isn’t without its own ...

Scientists know very little about the elusive giant squid, which lives at ocean depths of between 300 and 1000m or more. Much of what they do know comes from the remains of dead or dying specimens ...

The scientists were searching for the colossal squid, an evasive cephalopod that ... and the population size, Graham said. "The bottom line is we just need to film it, and we can learn a lot ...

including the colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni), rival A. dux in terms of sheer size, and some scientists argue that the Architeuthis genus actually includes a variety of giant squid ...