Giant squid filmed in Pacific depths, Japan scientists report
Here’s a recent news item that you might find interesting. I like the reference to a kraken. How often do you see that in the news? Please note the creature was filmed at about a third of a mile down – that’s pretty deep.
From phys.org:
Japan’s National Science Museum succeeded in filming the deep-sea creature at a depth of more than half a kilometre (a third of a mile) after teaming up with Japanese public broadcaster NHK and the US Discovery Channel.
The massive invertebrate is the stuff of legend, with sightings of a huge ocean-dwelling beast reported by sailors for centuries.
The creature is thought to be the genesis of the Nordic legend of Kraken, a sea monster believed to have attacked ships in waters off Scandinavia over the last millennium.
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