Giant squids are among the most mysterious predators in the ocean, equipped with long tentacles lined with powerful suckers and hooks designed to seize prey in complete darkness. They rely on stealth ...

Large male squid, of the species Loligo bleekeri, called consort males, compete directly with other males. They court females by changing color and, when successful, they place a packet of sperm ...

In many ways, the deep ocean feels like an entirely different planet from the one we live on—home to some of Earth’s most extraordinary creatures, two of the most evocative being the largest toothed ...

The sperm whale and its large prey, the jumbo squid, are among the deepest divers in the ocean, routinely reaching depths of 3,000 feet or more. Now, in a new study, a team of marine scientists ...

The colossal squid was first described in 1925 based on specimens from the stomach of a commercially hunted sperm whale. A century later, an international voyage captured the first confirmed video of ...

Deep sea lanternfish help transmit parasites to sperm whales and giant squid, new research shows. “Anisakis are pervasive everywhere in the ocean,” and yet very little is known about them, says ...