Whats Bigger Than a Giant Squid?
The giant squid is not the biggest squid. Scientists have known of an even larger species since at least 1925, but no adult specimen had been found in one piece until 2007, when fishermen hauled one up near New Zealand. Dubbed the “colossal squid,” it is thought to be the largest living creature without a backbone. Classified in its own genus, Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni outweighs all of the eight giant squid species in the genus Architeuthis. Mythic Kraken Hundreds of years ago, European sailors told of a sea monster called the kraken that could toss ships into the air with its many long arms. Today we know sea monsters aren’t real but a living sea animal, the giant squid, has 10 arms and can grow longer than a school bus.
