Giant Squid Spotted

Scientists from the National Science Museum in Tokyo videotaped a Giant Squid (genus Architeuthis) off the shores of Japan. A tentacle from the squid had got caught on the equipment; when it was taken ashore, DNA testing verified that the animal to whom the tentacle belonged was in fact a giant squid. [Article link]

This is an exciting moment in marine biology. For decades, the giant squid was simply a myth. Some sightings, and even attacks, were recorded. However, the giant squid has been verified as true several times over with the recovery of several different species of Architeuthis on beaches. It was even known that some whales eat giant squid. Most of the time, only juvenile giant squid have been found. This is the first time ever that the animal had been videotaped. It already has overturned several assumptions already made about the creature.