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Giant Octopus Appears Again, Revealing Its Ferocious Face

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For octopus enthusiasts, these days are absolutely worth celebrating! Recently, researchers just released footage they had taken of the giant squid (Architeuthis) glowing in the deep sea (see February 27 issue of Science Times, page A2, "Deep-Sea Squid 'Comes to the Surface'"), and now people have captured the first live specimen of an adult giant octopus (Mesonychoteuthis). According to an online report in the American journal Science, a fishing vessel operating in the waters south of New Zealand recently caught

For octopus enthusiasts, these days are absolutely worth celebrating! Recently, researchers just released footage they had taken of the giant squid (Architeuthis) glowing in the deep sea (see February 27 issue of Science Times, page A2, "Deep-Sea Squid 'Comes to the Surface'"), and now people have captured the first live specimen of an adult giant octopus (Mesonychoteuthis).

According to an online report in the American journal Science, a fishing vessel operating in the waters south of New Zealand recently caught this male giant octopus, which was 10 meters long and weighed 450 kg. Regrettably, this colossal creature died shortly after being hauled onto the fishing boat. Biologists hope to learn more about the giant octopus's eyes -- the largest known eyes -- and to study the species' mysterious reproductive system.

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