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A century after the colossal squid was named, one was finally filmed alive in the deep sea: a young, glass-clear individual about 30 cm long, drifting 600 m down near the South Sandwich Islands.

Schmidt Ocean Institute (2025)

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On 9 March 2025, the research vessel Falkor (too) and its robot SuBastian caught the footage; squid experts Kat Bolstad and Aaron Evans confirmed it. The species was formally named in 1925 but had only ever been known from remains in the stomachs of whales and seabirds. Adults may reach 7 m and 500 kg — the heaviest invertebrate on Earth.

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Dev kalamar adlandırılalı bir yüzyıl sonra, canlı hâlde ilk kez derin denizde görüntülendi: Güney Sandwich Adaları yakınında 600 m derinlikte süzülen, yaklaşık 30 cm uzunluğunda, cam kadar saydam genç bir birey.
Schmidt Okyanus Enstitüsü (2025)

9 Mart 2025'te Falkor (too) araştırma gemisi ve robotu SuBastian görüntüyü yakaladı; kalamar uzmanları Kat Bolstad ve Aaron Evans bunu doğruladı. Tür 1925'te resmen adlandırılmıştı ama yalnızca balina ve deniz kuşlarının midelerinden çıkan kalıntılardan biliniyordu. Yetişkinleri 7 m ve 500 kg'a ulaşabilir — Dünya'nın en ağır omurgasızı.

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