Colossal Squid Finally Caught on Camera in the Deep Ocean
For over a century , the colossal squid has been one of the deep ocean ’s most slippery secret . Known mostly through bits and pieces incur in whale bellies and a handful of dying adults spot by black cat , this 23 - foundation - long ( 7 - time - farseeing ) legend has long evaded a proper end - up . Until now . On March 9 , aboard the Schmidt Ocean Institute ’s research vesselFalkor ( too ) , researchers caught their white whale — er , squid ....