In:
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, The Royal Society, Vol. 272, No. 1581 ( 2005-12-22), p. 2583-2586
Abstract:
The giant squid, Architeuthis , is renowned as the largest invertebrate in the world and has featured as an ominous sea monster in novels and movies. Considerable efforts to view this elusive creature in its deep-sea habitat have been singularly unsuccessful. Our digital camera and depth recorder system recently photographed an Architeuthis attacking bait at 900 m off Ogasawara Islands in the North Pacific. Here, we show the first wild images of a giant squid in its natural environment. Recovery of a severed tentacle confirmed both identification and scale of the squid (greater than 8 m). Architeuthis appears to be a much more active predator than previously suspected, using its elongate feeding tentacles to strike and tangle prey.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0962-8452
,
1471-2954
DOI:
10.1098/rspb.2005.3158
Language:
English
Publisher:
The Royal Society
Publication Date:
2005
detail.hit.zdb_id:
1460975-7
SSG:
12
SSG:
25
