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I was reading on that one euro site and it said this. Colossal squid species that can grow to 14 metres long
http://www.euractiv.com/science-policymaking/antarctic-sea-reserve-cut-linked-news-530371
So I looked it up and this is what I found. pretty cool.
http://ocean.si.edu/giant-squid
FEEDING TENTACLES
Giant squid can snatch prey up to 33 feet (10 meters) away by shooting out their two feeding tentacles, which are tipped with hundreds of powerful sharp-toothed suckers. These feeding tentacles are very long, often doubling the total length of the giant squid on their own
Squids belong to a particularly successful group of mollusks called the cephalopods, which have been around for about 500 million years. Some ancestors of modern-day squids had shells, such as the ammonites, which ruled the waves 400-65 million years ago. Of those that are still around, one small group—the nautiluses—has an external shell. The other—which includes squids, cuttlefishes, and octopods—does not, although squids and cuttlefishes have an internal, backbone-like support made of chitin called a pen.
Shell or no shell, all cephalopods have well-developed brains and are very active, jet propelling themselves through the ocean. Most have ink sacs. And many can change skin color and texture in the blink of an eye.
< imagine being able to do that?
look at this large squid eyeball. wow
Squid are actually pretty fascinating, ive never really took the time to pay attention before... pretty cool
http://www.euractiv.com/science-policymaking/antarctic-sea-reserve-cut-linked-news-530371
So I looked it up and this is what I found. pretty cool.
http://ocean.si.edu/giant-squid
FEEDING TENTACLES
Giant squid can snatch prey up to 33 feet (10 meters) away by shooting out their two feeding tentacles, which are tipped with hundreds of powerful sharp-toothed suckers. These feeding tentacles are very long, often doubling the total length of the giant squid on their own
Squids belong to a particularly successful group of mollusks called the cephalopods, which have been around for about 500 million years. Some ancestors of modern-day squids had shells, such as the ammonites, which ruled the waves 400-65 million years ago. Of those that are still around, one small group—the nautiluses—has an external shell. The other—which includes squids, cuttlefishes, and octopods—does not, although squids and cuttlefishes have an internal, backbone-like support made of chitin called a pen.
Shell or no shell, all cephalopods have well-developed brains and are very active, jet propelling themselves through the ocean. Most have ink sacs. And many can change skin color and texture in the blink of an eye.
< imagine being able to do that?
look at this large squid eyeball. wow
Squid are actually pretty fascinating, ive never really took the time to pay attention before... pretty cool