Colossal Squid
Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni
The heavyweight squid carries swiveling hooks.
The colossal squid is shorter-looking but much heavier than a giant squid. Thick arms and tentacles carry powerful hooks for gripping prey in icy Antarctic darkness.
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- Home
- It inhabits the deep Southern Ocean around Antarctica, often more than 1,000 meters down.
- Favorite foods
- It catches large fishes such as Antarctic toothfish and probably other squid.
- Size check
- Known specimen 14 ft (4.2 m) and 1,091 lb (495 kg)—small-car heavy
Tell-your-friends facts
Four wonderfully wild things
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It is the heaviest invertebrate known to science.
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Its eyes are the largest ever measured in an animal.
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It is the only known squid with hooks that can rotate.
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Circular scars and hard beaks reveal that sperm whales hunt colossal squid.
Ocean superpower
Built to be amazing
Swiveling hooks on its tentacle clubs turn to hold struggling prey.
Junior scientist tip
What should I look for?
Look for a thick red body, huge eyes, and hooks instead of only suckers.
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