Giant squid caught on camera

Scientists have discovered the enigmatic giant squid in the deep sea. This giant squid is a cephalopod that is 9-13m long and lives in deep waters of 300-1,000m in depth with high water pressure and little sunlight. A lot of deep-sea fish are found around the habitat, but because they live in this environment, giant squid can sometimes be encountered only when the carcasses are pushed to the beach.

It is difficult to see such squid alive in its natural environment. ORCA of the Ocean Research and Conservation Association developed a special camera Medusa system and succeeded in filming the giant squid for the first time in 2013. And according to NOAA, the US Coastal and Atmospheric Administration found that a giant squid came into contact with a camera while checking images through the Medusa system in the Mexican sea, located 48km south of New Orleans. This shooting is also the fifth challenge using the Medusa system.

The image obtained by the research team is said to be the second in oceanography history and the first in North America. This video captures the great squid approaching the bait and touching it with tentacles with suckers.

The research team made a bait modeled after a jellyfish in the deep sea. The light emitted from the jellyfish illuminates the surroundings with far-infrared light that is invisible to the eyes of squid, so it can be photographed even in the deep sea where sunlight does not enter.

How many giant squids are there, where they live, how they behave, and so on. This video cannot answer all of these questions, but it can be a small help in finding answers. Sperm whales are known to eat giant squid, and only one type of giant squid has been found. The increase in size of the squid appears to show that invertebrates living in the deep sea have grown beyond expectations on the dark ocean floor. In addition, the fact that there is no risk from predators, there is no cap for growth, and there is enough food has contributed to the enormation of squid. Related information can be found here .