The squid swam under fishing boats close to the surface, hanging around the bay for several hours before heading to open water. A diver went in to swim with the huge squid, and a video showing it ...

The Toyama squid is a fairly small example of the species, estimated at around 3.7 meters (12.1 feet) long, and may be a juvenile. Giant squid are thought to grow as large as 13 meters (43 feet) long.

It isn't every day that a mystery from the deep swims into plain sight. But on Christmas Eve, spectators on a pier in Toyama Bay in central Japan were treated to a rare sighting of a giant squid.

"The creature seemed to be wrapping itself around the boat, which rocked violently. The floorboards creaked, ... The giant squid, finally caught on film. January 15, 2013. By Brad Plumer.

The giant squid has taken on a near-mythical status for generations of sailors, explorers, and writers. How could something so big remain unseen—or be less understood than dinosaurs?

A marine creature seldom seen in shallow water, the giant squid prefers the deep sea, experts say. The squid seen in Japan was likely a juvenile, as adults can grow to 40 feet, they say.

The museum has about 20 giant squid specimens, including one that is twice as long as the new arrival. Most of the others were collected after being caught in fishing boats’ nets, making the ...

It’s because the giant squid lives deep in the ocean at around 1,000 to 2,000 feet below the surface. ... lightning from a nearby storm hit their boat, frying a laptop.

NEW ORLEANS, LA The last time scientists got a giant squid from the gulf to study was in 1954. The animal was floating, dead on the water. This one -- an immature animal about 19 1/2 feet long and ...

The elusive giant squid is rarely seen, which has created an aura of legend around these cephalopods. They live at depths of more than a thousand feet in complete darkness, in what’s known as ...

According to one version of the events, the squid looped a tentacle around the gunwale of the boat. A small boy grabbed a tomahawk and hacked into the tentacle, severing it from the squid’s body. ...