3 min read Gorgeous Giant Squid Captured On Video In U.S. Waters For The First Time He's huge 😲

For centuries, seafarers spoke of a terrifying monster of the deep — a giant squid known to attack ships and devour their crews. Thankfully, now we know better.

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Biologists have come to understand that, not only do such animals indeed exist, they aren’t the fearsome monsters depicted in legend. In fact, newly released underwater footage proves quite the opposite. Last week, a team of researchers were exploring the waters of the Gulf of Mexico, off the U.S. coast, when a surprise visitor appeared in front of their deep-sea rover. It was a rare sighting of a giant squid — the first captured on video in U.S. waters. Here’s that stunning footage: