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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?
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.
Giant squid: The real-life ocean Kraken
By Patrick Pester published
Giant squid are mysterious deep-sea predators that are rarely seen by humans.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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