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several giant african land snails in green grass; two are mating in the foreground

Giant snails that were eating Florida homes finally eradicated … again

By Nicoletta Lanese published

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A photo of an injured giant squid floating in the water having likely been attacked by a sperm whale.

Giant squid: The real-life ocean Kraken

By Patrick Pester published

Giant squid are mysterious deep-sea predators that are rarely seen by humans.

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A female giant squid caught in a net off Kyoto had dozens of sperm packets from a single male embedded in her muscles.

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.

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The glass octopus moving in the deep sea of the Central Pacific Ocean.

Elusive glass octopus spotted in the remote Pacific Ocean (Video)

By Laura Geggel published

An underwater robot captured footage of the rarely seen glass octopus in the remote Pacific.

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Baby bobtail squid just hours after hatching.

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.

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The mysterious polka-dotted blob in a photo taken on Shackleford Banks, a barrier island in Cape Lookout National Seashore in North Carolina, on Dec. 31, 2020.

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.

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Emperor Dumbo octopus

All hail 'Emperor Dumbo,' the newest species of deep-dwelling octopus

By Cameron Duke published

A new species of Dumbo octopus, nicknamed the Emperor Dumbo, has been dredged up from the deep sea.

Octopuses
Eight long elegant legs unfurl as the squid inspects the e-jelly in the Gulf of Mexico.

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.

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A photo of one of the enormous, gelatinous blobs sighted near Norway.

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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This illustration shows a larger vampyromorph seizing a smaller one during the early Jurassic period.

Vampire squid ancestor died in 'eternal embrace' with its dinner

By Laura Geggel published

A well-preserved fossil reveals that 180 million years ago, an eight-armed predator suffocated with its prey.

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