Colossal calmar was identified and appointed 100 years ago, but humans have never seen it swimming in its natural habitat so far.
According to the Schmidt Ocean Institute, the Subastian, a remote vehicle deployed by the institute’s research ship, called Falkor (also), captured images of colossal juvenile calmar on March 9. It occurred near the southern sandwich islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, around 430 miles south-east of Southern Georgia.
Any discovery like this is a big problem, but it is a little more cute because it is not just any colossal calmar; He’s a baby.
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Juvenile calmar almost looks like its glass. His transparent body shows his internal organs, and the slow movement of his orange tentacles attracts attention to his bright eyes.
Scientists have observed two curved hooks on clubs at the ends of the long, calmar tentacles. There are also hooks in the middle of his eight arms, an essential characteristic for colossal calmars.
It is a juvenile, so always has a transparent body that looks more like creatures called glass calmars. The Calmar baby will lose this transparency as it ages.
The video was taken at a depth of 1,968 feet, and the juvenile calmar measures almost one foot long. An adult colossal calmar can reach about seven feet long and weigh up to 1,110 pounds, making it the heaviest invertebrate on the planet.
We do not know much about how colossal calmars live because they are difficult to observe in their natural habitat. Scientists found them in the stomach of sperm, so it is a huge development to get deep sea videos. Colossal calmars are always a mystery, but a little less one now.
