Off the coast of Mexico, a female deep-sea squid with giant eggs tucked within her tentacles has been spotted during an expedition to the Gulf of California. A team of scientists utilized a ...

The giant squid is a rare and elusive creature, once thought only to exist in stories of sea monsters called krakens. But in 2004, the Museum was offered a nearly complete specimen caught at a depth ...

Scientists at MBARI had previously observed deep-sea squid caring for their eggs, but the footage from 2015 shows a mother holding eggs that are twice the size of eggs from other deep-sea squid.

The suckers are used to grab and drag prey. Giant squid’s reddish colour provides camouflage in the deep sea because the only available light is blue. Red pigment absorbs blue light so the squid ...

The expedition team, which included researchers who helped capture the first deep-sea squid footage in 2012, used the same type of technology to lure the tentacled swimmer to their camera.

Deep sea scientist ... Humboldt squid towards it. Also onboard was Vincent Pieribone, Head of Science for the Dalio Ocean Initiative; his custom-built dimmable red and white LED lights; and ...

great white sharks, and a pair of Humboldt squid locked in ferocious battle. The experience draws on the latest research of marine biologist David Gruber, a National Geographic emerging explorer ...