Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬<p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/ColossalSquid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ColossalSquid</span></a> filmed by scientists for first time in <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/ocean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ocean</span></a><br>The 30cm-long (11.8in) juvenile was caught on camera at a depth of 600m (1,968ft), near the South Sandwich Islands in the south <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Atlantic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Atlantic</span></a> Ocean. Little is known about colossal <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/squid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>squid</span></a>'s life cycle, but they eventually lose the transpaent appearance of juveniles. Experts believe colossal <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/squid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>squid</span></a> can grow up to 7m (23ft) in length and weigh up to 500kg (1,100lb) - making them the heaviest <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/invertebrate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>invertebrate</span></a> on Earth. <br><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c99pg13yv32o" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/articles/c99pg13y</span><span class="invisible">v32o</span></a></p>