Divers found huge, creepy squid on New Zealand beaches.

These divers are easily dwarfed by the giant squid they found. Daniel Aplin

Divers were looking for a good fishing spot on the south coast of Wellington, New Zealand on Saturday morning (August 25th). They found one of the most impressive creatures in the ocean: a giant squid that was dead but intact.

After diving, we went back to (squid). One of the divers, Daniel Aplin, told the New Zealand Herald:

A representative of the New Zealand Conservation Department told the Herald that the diver probably found a giant squid (Architeuthis dux) instead of a giant squid (Mesonychus Hamilton I). [Amazing photos of deep-sea squid feeding]

These two kinds of squid are formidable marine creatures. According to the Smithsonian, giant squid is usually 16 feet (5 meters) long and giant squid is 3 feet (1 meters) long. According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature,

Scientists know little about these deep-sea creatures because they are so rare. Most of the observations come from occasional specimens coming ashore, as in this case, or being accidentally caught by fishermen.

The cause of death of this giant tentacle creature is unknown. Aplin told the Herald that the squid looks unscathed, and divers "don't think that's what killed it" except for a small scratch. When divers checked the squid again after diving, they thought it had shrunk a little, but no animal decided to cook a meal with the dead squid. Aplin said,

He called it. According to the Herald, a friend of the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) arranged the collection of the squid.

Aplin, an employee of marine shotgun fishing and free diving experts, posted the squid on the company's Facebook page. Imagine swimming in the past! "A commentator wrote," Who is going to Calamari? "another

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