Keyser wrote:charlie wrote:Keyser wrote:Incredibly rare footage of a living Mesonychoteuthis (Colossal Squid) the heaviest invertebrate on the planet.
Doesn't look that 'colossal' to me?
Where is this 'Behemoth' from ancient mariner tales that sank ships?
Legends always grow in the telling and they were probably referring to the longer (but lighter and less well armed) Architeuthis (Giant squid).
Even so Messy is still a substantial creature - this specimen is only half grown.
Yeah, it certainly does look 'Messy' from the look of this pic.
Yeah, I remember you telling me on another site, that it was accidentally caught?
Colossal Squid are found deep down.
I reckon they deliberately caught this squid through prey that lured it in.
Once captured, they killed it, or it died through stress.