Comment on Colossal Squid, 1st Live Observation | Searching for New Species in the South Sandwich Islands

just_another_person@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  According to this piece this young colossal squid is about 30cm.

  A century after its discovery, scientists capture first confirmed footage of a colossal squid in the deep

  Maybe one day they’ll observe one of the much larger old ones in their habitat.

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  • shalafi@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    It’s only 1’ long?!

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    • maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      It’s juvenile. If it survives to maturity it could grow up to six meters.

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