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Night Vision Helps With Camouflage In Briny Deep
By Andrea Thompson last updated
Thanks to their keen night vision, cuttlefish can camouflage themselves against nocturnal predators in the briny deep.
![vampire squid](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ayf7vYjZSJ2L9twYkLEDYM-320-80.jpg)
True to Their Name, Vampire Squid May Have Long Lives
By Megan Gannon last updated
While most female squid and octopuses have just one reproductive cycle before they die, vampire squid go through dozens of egg-making cycles in their lifetimes, a study found.
![A half-buried giant squid on the beach at Farewell Spit nature reserve in New Zealand.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vNUi4vZxWoFFJBmmZJuEJT-320-80.jpg)
Giant squid corpse with half-eaten tentacles stuns tourists on New Zealand beach
By Harry Baker published
A dead giant squid has washed up on a beach at a nature reserve in New Zealand. A group of tourists was lucky enough to see the body up close.
![carcass of giant squid strewn between large rocks on a beach](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cySEkGQb7qe6L2PNQALSzm-320-80.jpg)
Giant 'kraken' carcass with dinner plate-size eyes washes ashore in South Africa
By Nicoletta Lanese published
A huge giant squid carcass cropped up in Cape Town.
![The deep-sea squid mom carrying her eggs in a gelatinous string behind her.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/P2camTBFGnGm5U7sqYg9UW-320-80.jpg)
Deep-sea squid mom carries dazzling pearl-like string of eggs
By Harry Baker last updated
The mesmerizing footage was captured more than 4,500 feet below the sea surface.
![Giant squids live in the deep ocean, and rarely wash up on beaches.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/grKzHxfWx5FTfAZGuxJ8QZ-320-80.jpg)
Giant squid that washed up on a South African beach was 'incredible to see'
By Joanna Thompson published
Residents of Kommetjie, South Africa were treated to a rare sight this weekend: a giant squid measuring 11.5 feet (3.5 meters) long.
![The ROV Doc Ricketts took video footage of a strawberry squid (Histioteuthis heteropsis) in Monterey Canyon off the coast of California.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GLHFdWzossjVFz4PbjEYNm-320-80.gif)
Weird-eyed strawberry squid spotted in 'twilight zone' off California's coast
By Laura Geggel published
Researchers got video footage of a bright red strawberry squid in the ocean's twilight zone off the coast of California.
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