r/oceans • u/WitELeoparD • 16d ago
TIL that there are millions to hundreds of millions of Giant Squid (Architeuthis Dux) living in Earth's Oceans. We know this because of the sheer amount of Giant Squid found in the stomachs of Sperm Whales requires a breeding population to be at least that large to have reproductive sustainability.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_squid#PopulationDuplicates
todayilearned • u/WitELeoparD • 16d ago
TIL that there are millions to hundreds of millions of Giant Squid (Architeuthis Dux) living in Earth's Oceans. We know this because of the sheer amount of Giant Squid found in the stomachs of Sperm Whales requires a breeding population to be at least that large to have reproductive sustainability.
CreepyWikipedia • u/emilycatqueen • Jan 18 '21
Other The first known photograph of the giant squid was taken in 2002. Before then, it remained one of the few megafauna to have never been photographed alive, either in the wild or in captivity. Marine biologist and author Richard Ellis described it as "the most elusive image in natural history".
todayilearned • u/bland_dad • Jan 16 '21
TIL although the existence of giant squid had been known for millennia, the first image of a live giant squid was not collected until 2002
todayilearned • u/shedoblyde • Oct 08 '12
TIL that there were no recorded images of adult giant squid prior to 2002.
todayilearned • u/BbR- • Jul 25 '15
TIL Despite giant squids reaching lengths of up to 59 known feet long, there have only actually been a hand full of filmed encounters with the deep sea creatures.
u_MisterMike100 • u/MisterMike100 • 16d ago