In the darkness of the South Atlantic Ocean, researchers captured for the first time footage of a live colossal squid ( ...

The squid floats along the water upside down with one eye aimed at the ocean floor and the other looking above. Named for its bright red color, the squid has red-tinted photophores (light-emitting ...

For over a century, the colossal squid has been one of the deep sea’s most slippery enigmas. Known mostly through bits and ...

Rods are light-sensitive cells, and cones are sensitive to colour. These squid have one small, blue eye and one large and yellow, bulging one, creating a bizarre silhouette. Scientists think the ...