GIANT SQUID PHOTOGRAPHED
A mythical monster of the deep has for the first time been observed and photographed in its wild habitat.

Japanese researchers captured images of a 26ft giant deep sea squid attacking bait at a depth of almost 3,000 feet.

The creature became snagged on a hook and in its struggle to get away, left behind one of its 16ft-long tentacles.

The giant squid, Architeuthis, is the stuff of sea legend.

For hundreds of years, mariners have told tales of ships being attacked by the creatures and of their epic battles with sperm whales.

But in reality little is known about the elusive animals, which spend most of their time far below the ocean surface.

In the past century, only about 50 specimens, or their body parts, have been recovered, either washed up on beaches or caught on fishing lines.

Despite repeated attempts, no-one until now has managed to see a giant squid swimming in its natural environment.

The Japanese scientists tracked the movement of sperm whales to find a likely location for giant squid.

WOW!! this si amazing, i've always wanted to see pics of these things in the wild

Fully grown they are the size of a bus.

I love stories like this! It's always Japanese scientists though?

I remember when Japanese scientists sinking a dumpster filled with fishguts and meat into the marianer grave in the pacific ocean put down a video camera into the trench with some bait on it. After a while fish began to scatter and then they saw what they suspected to be a HUGE shark. But, the footage hasn't been released

Saw this on one of the news site here...

If someone already found a 18mt dead squid back in 1960-something, this 8mt squid must be a "teen"...

Well, those pics kinda suck, because you can't tell how big the squid is... there's nothing to compare it to...

holy crap 26 feet, that is a hugggee squid, nasty

and whats that long white sharp thing?

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Originally posted by Jurassic_Ice

and whats that long white sharp thing?

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That is really cool, this is the first time ever, why the hell did it take so long .

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Originally posted by WDZ
Well, those pics kinda suck, because you can't tell how big
the squid is... there's nothing to compare it to...

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because they live so deep in the ocean, they cant take pics of em plus there arent that many around

Who says that there aren't that many around, last time I checked there are dozens getting beached every month, there must be a lot, otherwise they would be extinct... I think they're just hiding .

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Originally posted by traxor
That is really cool, this is the first time ever, why the hell did it take so long .

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uhhhh i hate fish and stuff,there like aliens or something..

The FBI will be after me now...

wow imagen the calimaria on that yum!!

Next we'll get pictures of Nessie

and this picture is unfair as WDZ correctly said, nothing to prove it with, they could have just took a picture of anything...

Well, obviously those people must know what is the range their camera can reach, the rest is just calculations. It's not that difficult to measure things on camera.

Cool pics and story. Thanks for posting that. Has anyone seen on Wild Boys when they were looking at dead specimens of giant squid? it was too funny.

Ahh! Demolition Squid

ya i seen this on digg the other day, pretty amazing

Kinda related, but taken from my current personal message:

SHARKS WITH FRIKIN LASER BEAMS ON THEIR HEADS, GO AMERICA! http://www.livescience.com/scienceoffiction/050926_armed_dolphins.html

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Originally posted by Ddunk
Kinda related, but taken from my current personal message:

SHARKS WITH FRIKIN LASER BEAMS ON THEIR HEADS, GO AMERICA! http://www.livescience.com/scienceoffiction/050926_armed_dolphins.html

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nice, though this is no miracle imo
and that poor squid lost its tentacle, must be painful now..