The Giant Squids dwelling in the deep dark ocean makes it next to impossible for the researchers to know about them in detail. Whatever information has been gathered has been in bits and pieces. It seems everything is like a jigsaw puzzle and scientists have tried to rearrange it in proper order. Whatever information they have collected has given us the most interesting facts about Giant Squids.
Interesting Facts:
- The studies up till now reveals, there are 500 species of squid
- The Giant Squids are known as the ice-cream cone of sea for they are the favorite and most liked food by many of the ocean dwellers
- Females are larger than males
- they grow vigorously but have very short span of life
- Female Squids lay thousands of eggs at the bottom of ocean and die after that (semelparous)
- Giant Squids have largest eyes in the animal kingdom, the size of a basket ball (measuring 18 inches)
- The Giant Squids when swim in water swim backside first
- The Giant squids are hunted by Sperm whale of their size.
- Some Squids are blessed with bioluminescent organs that makes them to glow in the dark
- During the Post-larval stage some of then lose their tentacles
