{"id":52906,"date":"2025-04-16T13:16:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T13:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/news\/colossal-squid-filmed-by-scientists-for-first-time-in-ocean\/"},"modified":"2025-04-16T13:16:02","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T13:16:02","slug":"colossal-squid-filmed-by-scientists-for-first-time-in-ocean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/news\/colossal-squid-filmed-by-scientists-for-first-time-in-ocean\/","title":{"rendered":"Colossal squid filmed by scientists for first time in ocean"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The colossal squid was found during an expedition in the south Atlantic Ocean<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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A colossal squid has been filmed in its natural environment for the first time since the species was discovered 100 years ago.<\/p>\n

The 30cm-long (11.8in) juvenile was caught on camera at a depth of 600m (1,968ft), near the South Sandwich Islands in the south Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\n

A team of scientists, led by a University of Essex academic, recorded the footage in March during a 35-day quest to find new marine life.<\/p>\n

Experts believe colossal squid can grow up to 7m (23ft) in length and weigh up to 500kg (1,100lb) – making them the heaviest invertebrate on the planet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The mollusc was discovered on the 100-year anniversary of it first being identified and named.<\/p>\n

Crew onboard the Schmidt Ocean Institute’s Falkor (too) vessel used a remote-controlled vehicle to spot it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The area being explored was so remote the nearest humans were hundreds of miles away on the International Space Station<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Chief scientist Dr Michelle Taylor, from the university, said the team was initially unsure what the squid was but filmed it because it was “beautiful and unusual”.<\/p>\n

The footage was then verified by Dr Kat Bolstad, who said previous squid encounters had mostly been as remains in whale and seabird stomachs.<\/p>\n

“It’s exciting to see the first in situ footage of a juvenile colossal and humbling to think that they have no idea that humans exist,” she said.<\/p>\n

Little is known about the colossal squid’s life cycle, but they eventually lose the transparent appearance of juveniles.<\/p>\n

Another distinguishing feature of the species is the presence of hooks on the middle of their eight arms.<\/p>\n

Dying adults have previously been filmed by people fishing, but have never been seen alive at depth.<\/p>\n

The Natural History Museum has suggested it is hard to estimate the global population of colossal squids<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In 2022, the institution said the lack of observations meant that “even to this day, the enormous invertebrates still straddle the line between legend and reality”. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Researchers have also filmed a glacial glass squid for the first time<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Scientists also revealed that, in January, they captured footage of a glacial glass squid for the first time ever.<\/p>\n

“The first sighting of two different squids on back-to-back expeditions is remarkable and shows how little we have seen of the magnificent inhabitants of the southern ocean,” added Dr Jyotika Virmani, Schmidt Ocean Institute’s executive director.<\/p>\n

“These unforgettable moments continue to remind us that the ocean is brimming with mysteries yet to be solved.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n


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