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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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
Ancient 10-armed vampire squid relative named for Joe Biden
By Laura Geggel published
A 328 million-year-old cephalopod may be the oldest in a group related to octopuses and vampire squids.
World's deepest-dwelling squid spotted 20,000 feet under the sea
By Brandon Specktor published
Scientists spotted the world's deepest-dwelling squid 20,000 feet below the Philippine Sea while hunting for a lost WWII battleship.
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