These two strange eyes are the perfect combination that makes the strawberry squid a formidable hunter in the deep sea. The cephalopod’s right eye is small and dark, while the left eye is larger ...

The ocean holds many bizarre deep-sea monsters ... chin barbel as a lure to attract small fish. Another hundred and 50 meters down, we meet the vampire squid. It has bioluminescent organs called ...

The giant squid is a rare and elusive creature, once thought only to exist in stories of sea monsters called krakens. But in 2004, the Museum was offered a nearly complete specimen caught at a depth ...

It is used to kill prey and to tear it into pieces small enough to ingest ... grab and drag prey. Giant squid’s reddish colour provides camouflage in the deep sea because the only available ...

Many deep-sea creatures give out blue light called bioluminescence ... It is highly sensitive to vibrations in the water that could be made by prey such as shrimps or small squid and fishes. The ...