Architeuthis dux, better known as the giant squid, is likely the inspiration for the legendary kraken. The Granger Collection, New York There are few monsters left in the world. As our species has ...

NEW ORLEANS -- An elusive giant squid has made a rare on-camera appearance, delighting scientists on the prowl for the deep-sea creature that until relatively recently had largely escaped the eyes of ...

Regarded as some of the largest animals in our oceans, which creature is bigger: the giant squid vs blue whale? While blue whales are well-studied, very little is known about giant squid. But just how ...

For hundreds of years, the Kraken was a source of terror in people's minds as a gargantuan creature with unimaginable power that was said to live under the ...

The longest tentacle was over 16 feet long and washed up in New Zealand. — -- A giant squid washed up on a beach on New Zealand's South Island this week, a local aquarium reported on its Facebook ...

Includes bibliographical references (p. 47) and index. At head of title: Smithsonian. "Describes the science of the giant squid and the challenges in finding and learning about this ...

Marine scientists have detailed a likely unknown species of squid that may spend years without eating to carefully watch over her eggs until they hatch. Reading time 3 minutes A team of deep sea ...

Read full article: A 35-foot-long ‘monster’ was reported in the St. Johns River. What could it be? One of the oldest known photos of the "Florida Monster." This image shows the remains after being dug ...