What is the colossal squid?

Are you ready to dive into the darkest, most freezing parts of the ocean? Join Mira and Finn on Science's Not Boring as they search for a real-life deep-sea monster: the colossal squid! Imagine a giant creature as long as a school bus and as heavy as a grizzly bear, swimming thousands of feet below the icy waves of Antarctica. This massive sea creature is the heaviest invertebrate on Earth! Did you know it has eyes the size of soccer balls? These gigantic, glowing eyes help it spot its biggest predator, the mighty sperm whale, in the pitch-black water. But this squid isn't defenseless! It has tentacles covered in razor-sharp, swiveling hooks that act like little tiger claws to trap its prey. Learn the incredible, and totally gross, true story of how scientists first discovered this alien-like animal inside a whale's stomach way back in 1925! Plus, find out how fishermen in New Zealand finally caught a complete, bright red colossal squid eighty years later! Get ready for an epic underwater adventure packed with fascinating facts and a super fun trivia quiz at the end!