Scientists using a remotely operated submersible spotted the squid, but after a few minutes, it swam away in the depths.

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However, it has taken us over 100 years to actually see this squid alive. The creature dwells far beneath the glaciers of the Antarctic, and has been a long-sought-after discovery for over a century.

Another, the colossal squid, was filmed alive for the first time ever in March, during a different research expedition by the Schmidt Ocean Institute around the South Sandwich Islands.

We've never seen this rare squid alive in the wild—until now. In the deep seas found at the Earth’s poles, explorers are still finding elusive and mysterious sea creatures.

At three feet long, the Antarctic gonate squid may not grow to the enormity of the giant squid or the equally-ellusive colossal squid (which was also first seen alive by SuBastian in January of ...