cm0002@lemmy.world to Biology@mander.xyz · 2 months agoA colossal squid is filmed in its natural habitat for the first timewww.npr.orgexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up143arrow-down11
arrow-up142arrow-down1external-linkA colossal squid is filmed in its natural habitat for the first timewww.npr.orgcm0002@lemmy.world to Biology@mander.xyz · 2 months agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-22 months agoIs it an approximate foot in length of a thing 2000 feet away, or is it like actually just a foot long? Edit: Oh missed a line. It’s a baby.
minus-squarewildflowertea@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoIt is a baby colossal squid. Only one foot long now, but the article mentions “they can reach lengths of 23 ft.”
minus-squarereev@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoAccording to wikipedia: Maximum total length has been estimated between 10 metres (33 ft) and 14 metres (46 ft) but the former estimate is more likely.
Is it an approximate foot in length of a thing 2000 feet away, or is it like actually just a foot long?
Edit: Oh missed a line. It’s a baby.
It is a baby colossal squid. Only one foot long now, but the article mentions “they can reach lengths of 23 ft.”
According to wikipedia: