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.

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.

A three-foot-long Antarctic gonate squid was spotted swimming 7,000 feet below the surface of the Southern Ocean ...

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.

Researchers on an expedition in the Southern Ocean obtained the first known footage of a living Gonatus antarcticus squid, according to a press release from National Geographic on June 10.

Since its discovery in 1925, only eight adult specimens have been reported, severely limiting scientists’ ability to research the enormous sea creatures.

Despite their massive size, giant squid are hardly ever seen alive by humans. They are mainly found washed ashore after they have died. You may be wondering how such a large creature can remain so ...

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 ...