The highlight, however, was the bizarre discovery of a fresh giant squid carcass. Giant squid are elusive, mysterious denizens of the ocean's darkest depths, believed to have spawned ancient tales of sea monsters. To find
Researchers came to the determination after studying ink sacs from two giant squid fossils found two years ago in England. The primary component of squid ink is melanin, a substance that gives skin, hair and certain other things color.
The 90-year-old, two-metre high shell-back therefore qualifies as a protected species and deserving of even more care and comfort than that accorded other rare giants, such as the colossal squid and the giant tube worm. But the AFL's Greater
Professor Huxley and Professor Hodgkin ran experiments using a nerve cell extracted from a squid. The nerve cell, known as the giant axon, is the largest found in any species, running the entire length of the creature. The researchers threaded the long
A video on YouTube shows a never before seen, real-life "sea monster" which resembles a giant squid or an enormous jellyfish. Whatever it is, it's a first and has the scientific community buzzing. The video is obviously from a deep sea pipeline camera
