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![The Bigfin squid darts around the waters of South Australia](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UpbfYmaUzivQivSuGAx4qU-320-80.jpg)
Rare squid with 'elbow' tentacles baffles scientists in spooky new footage
By Brandon Specktor published
Researchers found and measured a group of rare Bigfin Squids congregating off the Australia coast for the first time ever.
![A screenshot from the ROV footage of a ram's horn squid](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GwY2uD9YcY2YKyhZH93jHc-320-80.png)
Elusive squid seen alive in natural habitat for first time (VIDEO)
By Nicoletta Lanese published
The tiny ram's horn squid was found more than 2,700 feet underwater.
![Adéle Grosse and her husband found a dead giant squid (Architeuthis dux) while walking on Golden Mile Beach in Britannia Bay, South Africa.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/555CAUkuxfAdMQqVmPU5Eo-320-80.jpg)
Stunningly intact giant squid washes ashore in South Africa
By Laura Geggel published
The giant squid's esophagus goes through its brain.
![Divers encountered the giant, gelatinous blob off the coast of Norway.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kgMFGtdrUAuvkmTXFQdCBU-320-80.jpg)
Human-Size Blob Drifts by Divers. And It's Packed with Hundreds of Thousands of Baby Squid.
By Mindy Weisberger published
A trio of divers off the western coast of Norway had a close encounter with a drifting gelatinous blob — a squid's egg sac as big as an adult human.
![This piglet squid has a mantle full of ammonia.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mmJWRTFzdXnARLjxYuh8w-320-80.jpg)
This Bloated 'Piglet Squid' Is Way Cuter Than a Real Piglet
By Rafi Letzter published
A stunning video shows this strange see-through animal floating along with its tentacles waving above its head in the central Pacific Ocean near Palmyra Atoll.
![Giant Squid](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ozAzgyMmpSJJNtJ4m7e4L7-320-80.jpg)
Giant Squid Filmed Alive for Second Time in History. Here's the Video.
By Laura Geggel published
For only the second time in history, researchers have recorded footage of a live — and very curious — giant squid in the pitch-dark depths of its salty, deep-sea home.
![squid](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZekDM3oVDzW3p7cbBGmNEN-320-80.jpg)
Divers Find Enormous, Creepy Squid on New Zealand Beach
By Kimberly Hickok published
Calamari, anyone?
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This Contorted Mystery Squid May Be the 'Most Bizarre' Ever Seen
By Mindy Weisberger published
An unidentified species of squid recently performed an unusual "twisted" ballet.
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