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The kraken (/ ˈ k r ɑː k ən /) [6] is a legendary sea monster of enormous size, per its etymology something akin to a cephalopod, said to appear in the sea between Norway and Iceland. It is believed that the legend of the Kraken may have originated from sightings of giant squid , which may grow to 12–15 m (40–50 feet) in length.
Sally, Jenny and Nicole still are in a fish container that starts flooding from the kraken attacking the boat. Ray emerges from the water, and climbs onto the ship and frees Jenny, Sally, and Nicole and leave Michael's corpse. In the battle that ensues, the kraken kills Ike, Jenny, Sally and Maxwell before being killed by Nicole and Ray.
In a 2015 commercial for the U.S. insurer, GEICO, a "kraken" emerges from a golf course water hazard during a televised tournament, its tentacles writhing and grasping a golfer and his caddy, as the commentators intone with characteristic understatement that the sea monster looks like a kraken. [35]
Overall, the gnome sea pen has 328 tentacles. Several close-up photos show a diagram of this anatomy. The polyps are marked with the label “Au,” and the tentacles are marked with “Ten.”
Umibōzu (海坊主, "sea priest") is a giant, black, human-like being and is the figure of a yōkai from Japanese folklore. Other names include Umihōshi (海法師, "sea priest") or Uminyūdō (海入道, "sea priest"). Little is known of the origin of umibōzu but it is a mythical sea-spirit creature and as such has multiple sightings ...
The “large” jellyfish had a visible, uniquely shaped stomach and tons of tentacles, ... ‘Large’ creature — with 20 arms — found lurking in Antarctic sea. It’s a new species.
A team of scientists lowered their baited camera into the depths of the Pacific Ocean, hoping to catch a glimpse of the wildlife inhabiting the underwater mountain rising from the ocean’s depths.
USS Kraken (SS-370), a Balao-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the kraken, a legendary sea monster believed to haunt the coasts of Norway.. Kraken commissioned in September 1944 and saw action during the last year of World War II, serving in the Pacific Theater and making four war patrols.