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The colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni) is the world’s largest squid species and the world’s largest mollusk. ... The eye is 27 cm ...
This list of colossal squid specimens and sightings is a timeline of recorded human encounters with members of the genus Mesonychoteuthis, popularly known as colossal squid. It includes animals that were caught by fishermen, recovered (in whole or in part) from sperm whales and other predatory species, as well as those reliably sighted at sea.
The giant squid and the distantly related colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni) are recognised as having by far the largest eyes of any living animal, and comparable to the largest eyes known from the fossil record. [98]
We don’t know much about the colossal squid because they are hard to spot. The colossal squid ( Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni ) is the largest squid in the world, growing 33 feet long and weighing ...
The giant squid has a sophisticated nervous system and complex brain, attracting great interest from scientists. It also has the largest eyes of any living creature except perhaps the colossal squid—up to at least 27 cm (11 in) in diameter, with a 9 cm (3 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) pupil (only the extinct ichthyosaurs are known to have had larger eyes). [18]
A frame from the first colour film of a live giant squid in its natural habitat, [nb 1] recorded from a manned submersible off Japan's Ogasawara Islands in July 2012. The animal (#549 on this list) is seen feeding on a 1-metre-long Thysanoteuthis rhombus (diamondback squid), which was used as bait in conjunction with a flashing squid jig. [2]
A giant squid appears in the Rocko's Modern Life episode Fish-N-Chumps. Unlike other depictions of a giant squid, the squid in this episode is very friendly and saved Rocko, Heffer and Filburt in exchange for some cheese. A giant squid attacks the ship Alton Brown is working on in the Good Eats episode, Squid Pro Quo 2.
The squid floats along the water upside down with one eye aimed at the ocean floor and the other looking above. Named for its bright red color, the squid has red-tinted photophores (light-emitting ...