Two new species of pygmy squid have been found in the subtropical waters of a Japanese island. These cephalopods, which are smaller than paper clips, find refuge in the coral beds and seagrass ...

Two new species of pygmy squid have been found in the waters of Okinawa Island. They are the Ryukyuan pygmy squid (Idiosepius kijimuna) and Hannan’s pygmy squid (Kodama jujutsu). These cephalopods ...

A giant squid was seen off the coast of Japan on Christmas Eve, making one of the species’ very rare appearances. Spectators spotted the creature from a pier in Toyama Bay, where Akinobu Kimura ...

Giant squid can get as big as 45 feet in length, and inhabit the deeper regions of the ocean. They rarely surface, and so scientists often must study the species through the examination of dead ...

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Some squids get giant in size, but have you ever wondered how small some squid species are? Squids vary in size based on ...

It may seem massive, but the squid seen in the footage above is probably pretty young. It’s estimated to be just over 12 feet long, and giant squid are thought to grow over three times that size.

The Firefly Squid (Watasenia scintillans) inhabits the Western Pacific and is famously found in Toyama Bay, Japan. The 3-inch long creatures employ ...

The team of researchers discovered a large number of squid fossils from rocks of the late Cretaceous period using a technique ...

The Toyama squid is a fairly small example of the species, estimated at around 3.7 meters (12.1 feet) long, and may be a juvenile. Giant squid are thought to grow as large as 13 meters (43 feet) long.

A new technique of examination, which digitized cretaceous rocks, led to the discovery of the oldest known squid specimen.