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An illustration of the 328 million-year-old vampyropod named after President Joe Biden (Syllipsimopodi bideni).

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.

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A bigfin squid that study co-author Alan Jamieson observed more than 16,000 feet underwater in 2014. Jamieson and his colleagues found the same species swimming thousands of feet deeper in 2021.

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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A reddish octopus shows off its many arms.

What's the difference between arms and tentacles?

By John Arnst published

Some sea creatures have arms, others have tentacles and a few have both. So, what's the difference between these appendages?

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A bigfin squid swims in the deep sea.

Eerie video captures elusive, alien-like squid gliding in the Gulf of Mexico

By Nicoletta Lanese published

The bigfin squid has a ghostly pale appearance and long, spindly tentacles.

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A photo of an injured giant squid floating in the water having likely been attacked by a sperm whale.

Giant squid: The real-life ocean Kraken

By Patrick Pester published

Giant squid are mysterious deep-sea predators that are rarely seen by humans.

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A female giant squid caught in a net off Kyoto had dozens of sperm packets from a single male embedded in her muscles.

World's most elusive giant squid could be monogamous, female corpse hints

By Stephanie Pappas published

A female giant squid caught off the coast of Japan mated with a single male in her lifetime, a surprising finding given what little is known about these creatures' reproduction.

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Baby bobtail squid just hours after hatching.

Glow-in-the-dark baby squid and tardigrades to be blasted into space

By Ben Turner published

Scientists hope to identify the genes that the animals use to adapt to extreme environments.

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The mysterious polka-dotted blob in a photo taken on Shackleford Banks, a barrier island in Cape Lookout National Seashore in North Carolina, on Dec. 31, 2020.

Bizarre, polka-dotted blob washes ashore in North Carolina

By Laura Geggel published

A weird polka-dotted blob that washed ashore in North Carolina has finally been identified.

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Eight long elegant legs unfurl as the squid inspects the e-jelly in the Gulf of Mexico.

How scientists caught footage of 'the kraken' after centuries of searching

By Brandon Specktor published

A new study looks at how scientists captured the world's first (and second) recordings of a giant squid in its natural habitat.

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A photo of one of the enormous, gelatinous blobs sighted near Norway.

Mysterious 'blobs' near Norway are full of squid mucus and embryos, study finds

By Brandon Specktor published

At least 90 mysterious blobs of underwater jelly have been sighted near Norway and the Mediterranean Sea, and researchers finally know what they are.

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