They got it in Squid-Eo.
The scientists showed that the sea still has some Cerdilla Mysteries after capturing images of the colossal squid, the largest invertebrate on the planet, in its habitat for the first time.
“This is the first confirmed image of Calamar Colosal at home in the deep sea,” exclaimed Kat Bolstad, a squid researcher at the Technological University of Auckland in New Zealand that verified the National Geographic footage. “This is honestly one of the most exciting observations we have had.”
The video of the basin was tasks last month in front of the Sandwich Islands for a remotely piloted submersible deployed by scientists with the Schmidt Ocean Institute.
In it, the translucent youth cephalopod slides in the southern ocean at a depth of almost 2,000 feet, a view that, according to the reports, made the expert in squid Aaron Evans begin to “hyperventilate” by emotion.
This teenage specimen only measured around one foot.
However, the adult colossal squid can grow up to lengths of 23 feet and weigh 1,100 pounds, which makes them the largest invertebrate in the world, even larger than the famous giant squid immortalized by the “20000 League of Jules Verne.
The Kraken style creature also has the largest eyes of any animal, which measures about 11 inches wide or approximately the same size as a football ball.
Despite its massive size, this colossal squid has never filmed in its natural habitat of deep water now.
The previous images mainly showed the mass mollusk, which reside in deep Antarctic waters, near death near the surface, or after being accidentally hooked by fishing drags.
The first complete specimen was inadvertently trapped in 2007 by a fishing container in front of Antarctica.
Most of what we know about colossal squid comes from the remains found in sperm stomachs, as was the case with its initial discovery in 1925, when Marine Biologist James Erik Hamilton found two or his arms in one of these bellies of the prediction of cetaceans.
Bolstad states that the shyness of the mysterious squid camera has to do with its world record mirations, which are sensitive to light emitted by submersibles.
“They know we are there long before we know they are there,” he told Natgeo. “They are actively avoiding us.”
As a result, we know very little about the diet, the useful life or reproductive habits of the species, NPR reported.
However, with this discovery of hydrographic basins, the team believes that they can shed light on the animals that behave when they are young.
Colossal Squid belongs to the glass of glass squid, hence the transparency of their babies, which becomes more opaque as they age.
They mainly feed on medium -sized Antarctic fish, such as Patagonian dental fish, possible those who question them with distinctive hooks in their tentacles.
However, contrary to what their size and formidable name could suggest, these Navy giants are not at the top of the food chain.
On the contrary, youth colossal squids are frequently attacked by seals of elephants and penguins, while adults of the fall are pressed sleeping sharks and sperm whales.
Althegh, the scars of the letter indicate that they do not fall without fighting.
This discovery occurs only months after another expedition of Schmidt captured images of the glass glacial squid, a similar species that had never been seen before in the natural environment.
“The first sighting of two different squid in consecutive expeditions is remarkable,” said Jyotika Virmani, executive director of the Schmidt Ocean Institute, in a statement. “These unforgettable moments continue to remind us that the ocean is still full of mysteries.”