For centuries, tales of sea monsters turned sailors’ fear of the unknown into legends of giant tentacled beasts. On March 9, ...

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 ...

Q. Someone told me that the body and arms of calamari, like you eat in a restaurant, can be more than 40 feet long. I’m not sure I believe my ...

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 ...

Giant squids can be over 40 feet long, but Humboldt squids are even more fascinating. Learn how these deep-sea creatures ...

The mysterious giant squid has rarely ever been seen by humans, let alone photographed or filmed swimming in its natural habitat. Most of what we know about giant squids has come from fishermen ...

A colossal squid was filmed in its natural environment by scientists for the first time since its identification and naming 100 years ago, according to the Schmidt Ocean Institute. "This is a ...

Beachgoers were stunned to find a giant squid that had washed ashore on a beach in South Africa's Western Cape province earlier this month. "It looked like a majestic prehistoric animal as I have ...

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 ...

SAN CARLOS, SONORA — Ricardo Felix, 22, keeps a quick pace as he pulls a thick cord of fishing line hand over hand, rubbing a groove into the 25-foot boat, or "panga," that he and his partners use to ...