Architeuthis dux, better known as the giant squid, is likely the inspiration for the legendary kraken. The Granger Collection, New York There are few monsters left in the world. As our species has ...

We know that mythical tales of kraken-like sea creatures with one eye and trailing tentacles are not real. That does not mean, however, that our oceans do not contain extraordinary creatures that are ...

The longest tentacle was over 16 feet long and washed up in New Zealand. — -- A giant squid washed up on a beach on New Zealand's South Island this week, a local aquarium reported on its Facebook ...

This Humboldt squid came out of nowhere, slipped to within inches of a fish and then launched a barrage of tentacles like harpoons, a Schmidt Ocean Institute video shows. Video screengrab A rare ...

A rare observance of a deep sea squid using one of its tentacles like a giant tongue got stranger still when it spewed out its intended meal and sped away. The bizarre moment happened off the coast of ...