Rogelio A. Galaviz C., Mexiko
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For centuries, sailors have repeatedly reported "giant octopuses" that caused entire ships to capsize and sink.
Similar to some anglers, the fish caught gets a bit bigger with each tale, it may have been the octopuses mentioned.
This myth was debunked in 2004 when the first colossal squid, albeit somewhat smaller, weighing 150Kg was caught off the Ogasawara Islands in the western North Pacific Ocean from a depth of nearly 1,000 meters.
The photo shown and the attached video make clear the actual size of the Colossus Squid.
To the size data of the Colossus squid: There are clearly different data to the size of the squid, which took place from the measurement, sometimes only the body (tube), sometimes the whole cephalopod with spread arms and tentacles, so the maximum size of the squid is estimated up to 16 meters!
With these data, it is now understandable why whales, like the sperm whale, dive very deep to catch such a large prey.
The previous theory that injuries of the whale skin occurred by the suction cups of the tentacles, and with the growth of the whale also become larger, cannot be the only explanation for the emergence of the large wounds.
Huge cephalopods like the colossal squid in turn hunt larger prey, including the giant Antarctic cod or Antarctic hake (Dissostichus mawsoni), which can reach a length of 2 meters and a weight of 80 kg (for comparison: the average weight of men in Germany is 85.2 kg).
We will definitely learn more about these deep-sea dwellers and their lives in the coming years.
Similar to some anglers, the fish caught gets a bit bigger with each tale, it may have been the octopuses mentioned.
This myth was debunked in 2004 when the first colossal squid, albeit somewhat smaller, weighing 150Kg was caught off the Ogasawara Islands in the western North Pacific Ocean from a depth of nearly 1,000 meters.
The photo shown and the attached video make clear the actual size of the Colossus Squid.
To the size data of the Colossus squid: There are clearly different data to the size of the squid, which took place from the measurement, sometimes only the body (tube), sometimes the whole cephalopod with spread arms and tentacles, so the maximum size of the squid is estimated up to 16 meters!
With these data, it is now understandable why whales, like the sperm whale, dive very deep to catch such a large prey.
The previous theory that injuries of the whale skin occurred by the suction cups of the tentacles, and with the growth of the whale also become larger, cannot be the only explanation for the emergence of the large wounds.
Huge cephalopods like the colossal squid in turn hunt larger prey, including the giant Antarctic cod or Antarctic hake (Dissostichus mawsoni), which can reach a length of 2 meters and a weight of 80 kg (for comparison: the average weight of men in Germany is 85.2 kg).
We will definitely learn more about these deep-sea dwellers and their lives in the coming years.
