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A Giant Pacific Octopus spotted Warren Murray and David Malvestuto as they were swimming with a large (and very expensive) professional underwater camera 80 feet below the ocean's surface.
American zoologist G. H. Parker found that the largest suckers on a giant Pacific octopus are about 6.4 cm (2.5 in) and can support 16 kg (35 lb) each. [3] The only other possible contender for the largest species of octopus is the seven-arm octopus ( Haliphron atlanticus ), based on a 61-kilogram (134-pound), incomplete carcass estimated to ...
They allege that a giant octopus or a giant squid turned the boat upside down, but did not attack them afterwards, although a 12-week-old boy drowned. [ 33 ] In 2003, the crew of a yacht competing to win the round-the-world Jules Verne Trophy reported being attacked by a giant squid several hours after departing from Brittany , France.
A Gig Harbor resident caught it on video. It’s been eight years since Harbor WildWatch remembers seeing one of the creatures in the creek. A Gig Harbor resident caught it on video.
Another giant specimen, a female measuring 3.5 m (11 ft) in total length and weighing 350 kg (770 lb), was recovered intact in 2014 . It had eyes 37 cm (15 in) across—the largest ever recorded. [23] Its 3.5-hour dissection at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa was live streamed on YouTube. [24]
The Octopus Had an Infection In a follow-up video , the vet shared the results of the labs she sent out. And unfortunately, the octopus was feeling under the weather for a real reason.
Tsunemi's hope was that one of these pictures would contain a photograph of the giant squid. The camera was mounted on a line that used two hooks. To this line Kubodera attached two cuttlefish as bait. The line was then lowered to 900 metres (3,000 ft). [2] [5] A giant squid came by, took the bait, and got caught on one of the hook traps. The ...
The creatures are known as dumbo octopuses because of their “large” fins.