Scientists at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and their colleagues from the Auckland University of Technology performed a dissection of an extremely well-persevered dead colossal squid on camera yesterday, cutting into select parts, including its beak and mantle.
In December 2013, fishermen near Antarctica caught something that's almost never seen by humans: a colossal squid. It was only the second intact adult ever caught — the species typically lurks thousands of feet underwater.
And by colossal squid, they do mean colossal. Eyes as big as dinner plates. Tentacles as thick as fire hoses. The squid was 11 feet long and weighed some 770 pounds. It had to be carted around by forklift. (This isn't the same as a giant squid — see below.)
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