anybody know anything about giant squid?

Answer 1

They're big, and they're squiddy. Do you have a specific area of knowledge you wish to address?

The scientific name of the Atlantic giant squid is Architeuthis dux.

They live in the dark depths of the ocean, and have the largest eyes of any living creature (about the size of a basketball).

Dead bodies of the giant squid have been caught by fishing trawlers or washed up on shore all over the world, from Newfoundland to the waters off New Zealand. New Zealand seems to see the most of them, and it's speculated there may be a breeding grounds near there.

Until recently, no one had ever seen one alive, but a Japanese film crew managed to catch several minutes of footage of a live giant squid in the last year or so.

They are a favourite food of sperm whales, and the whales often have scars across their face and head from the wicked teeth that line the suckers along the giant squid's tentacles. Sperm whale stomachs often have many undigested beaks of giant squid inside them. This indicates the squid are probably fairly common in the right environment.

There is another species of squid, until recently known only from juveniles, whose body is actually longer and more massive than the giant squid's. Dubbed the collosal squid, it has shorter tentacles than the giant squid, and the two long arms are outfitted with nasty looking hooks. It's scientific name is Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni.

Answer 2

Giant squid, once believed to be mythical creatures, are squid of the Architeuthidae family, represented by as many as eight species of the genus Architeuthis. They are deep-ocean dwelling animals that can grow to a tremendous size: recent estimates put the maximum size at 10 meters (34 ft) for males and 13 meters (44 ft) for females from caudal fin to the tip of the two long tentacles (second only to the Colossal Squid at an estimated 14 meters (46 ft), one of the largest living organisms). The mantle length is only about 2 meters (7 ft) in length (more for females, less for males), and the length of the squid excluding its tentacles is about 5 meters (16 ft). There were reported claims of specimens of up to 20 meters (66 ft), but none had been scientifically documented. On September 30, 2004, researchers from the National Science Museum of Japan and the Ogasawara Whale Watching Association took the first images of a live giant squid in its natural habitat.[1] The 556 photos were released a year later.

Answer 3

See the links below for some photos and info.

Answer 4

Yes! I do. I'm a marine biologist whose speciality is Architeuthis. What would you like to know?

Answer 5

they are big !
None have been caught alive yet.

A few dead ones are found on shores sometimes...