Discovery: Alien of the Deep

Discovery: Alien of the Deep

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The squid appears to be a relative of "Magnapinna" squid - or "Bigfin" squid - first discovered in 2001, sightings of which are extremely rare - no adult samples have yet been scientifically examined.
Shell Oil Company accidentally films a sea monster at a depth of 2.5km.
National Geographic news 24/11/08, reported the discovery of a previously unseen species of squid.
There is something truly fascinating about these secretive creatures.


The legend of the Kraken and giant sea serpents are thought to have been spawned by sailors catching sight of (all or part of) the elusive giant squid.

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[edit on 28-11-2008 by Max_TO]

[edit on 28-11-2008 by Max_TO]

Wow is all I can say . There is also a link to a you tube video uk.youtube.com...

Makes you wonder just what strange things we share this world with .
I must say , I love reading about such discoveries and truly am amazed by just how little we know about this world .


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The squid captured on the Shell oil exploration robotic submersible at 7000+ meters.

Sorry did to quick of a search before posting , please delete .