![]() Since, they are scattered throughout the oceans of the world, it is difficult to accurately quantify their population, due to the complicated access in which these giant squids are located. Moreover, these giant animals love to stay in cold water. Their habitat is undoubtedly, the dark depths of the oceans, which are inaccessible for their predators. It is difficult to see them on marine surfaces except on certain occasions. The giant squid can remain without problems at a thousand meters depths. They are hardly observed in polar or tropical waters. This marine animal is scattered throughout the world’s oceans, even though they are mostly observed in specific areas such as the marine waters of New Zealand, in the North of Japan, in the Atlantic Ocean, around the waters of Canada, in addition to the British Isles. In addition, they are also characterized by being lonely creatures, which only search for company at the time of mating. There are thousands of anecdotes about this animal, where it is labeled as dangerous, something that has been practically denied through the investigations that have been carried out to date. The giant squids are usually harmless, as long as they are not attacked or persecuted. However, they only reproduce once throughout their lives. Unlike most squids species, which live between one and two years this giant animal can exceed five years of life in the depths of the sea, without being captured by its predators. ![]() Moreover, they employ both tentacles, to capture their prey up to a distance of more tha n 12 meters. This radula is formed by a succession of chitinous teeth that are longitudinally profiled. This creature has a radula, which is characteristic of this species of mollusks, as well as a beak which he employs to crush and drag his food until he eats it. It is believed that despite their large eyes, they can´t appreciate the colors closely, however they can detect the different tonalities of different objects or creatures. So, they are able to get their food in these places without any inconvenience. This feature allows the giant squids, to reach the darkest places of the ocean, where almost no other marine animal can arrive. They reach up to 30 centimeters in diameter, and they are comprised by an iris, pupil and cornea which comply a quite useful recognition function in the depths of the ocean. This is one of the most striking and terrifying aspects of this marine animal, since they are large and they look as if they were leaving from the orbits. In the same way, there are current references on a specimen that came to weigh about 900 Kilograms. Regarding its weight, the males reach up 149 kilograms and females approximately 276 kilograms, which means there is sexual dimorphism in these invertebrate animals. It is estimated that there are giant squid more than 20 meters long, but the biggest one ever captured had 13 meters in length. In terms of size, it ranges between 10 and 14 meters in length, almost always both the female and the male have the same measure. However, there are several data that have been collected, from the specimens that have been captured. There are many limitations to speak accurately about the size and weight of the giant squids, since most of them live in the deep waters of all the oceans. The visual capacity of these creatures is quite pronounced, which is not common in invertebrate animals. The giant squid also has a particular form of growth of five centimeters a day, which is the main reason of its big size. The arms of these invertebrate animals have suckers, which they use to swallow and perforate their prey until they are devoured. The giant squids in juvenile age are usually established in surface waters of New Zealand, where several means have been established, to carry out researches in the different areas of life of this species. ![]() These specimen are extremely large, and they are known by having long arms and tentacles. In fact, several specialist assert, that the colossal squid only exceeds the giant in length but not in mass. The giant squid is considered one of the largest of its kind, and he is only surpassed by the colossal squid. There are still many unknown aspects about the giant squids which are being studied in order to learn more about them. They are very similar to other squids, especially because they have two tentacles and eight arms as well as their protective mantle.
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