Stanford’s Gilly, who has been studying squid in the Sea of Cortez for 28 years, knows of no reference to Dosidicus gigas before the 1950s.

In the report that was generated, the paper’s author, Gary A. Wolff, plotted the mantle lengths and the lengths of the lower beaks (called the “lower rostral length”) of many Dosidicus gigas, here’s ...

The skin of Dosidicus gigas is blood red but can change to bone white. These massive squids, the third largest of all squids, forage for prey in the dark of night, which they take down with two long ...

Humboldt squid (Dosidicus gigas) are also known as jumbo squid, and it’s easy to see why — they are absolutely enormous. An adult can reach 7 feet in length and weigh 110 pounds. But what is ...

The museum is keeping a 6½-foot, 44-pound (2-meter, 20-kilogram) Dosidicus gigas in a formaldehyde tank. The purple-bodied cephalopod with eight sucker-covered arms and two curly tentacles was ...

Humboldt Squid (Dosidicus gigas) photographed by Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institution’s remotely operated vehicle Tiburon at a depth of about 300 meters over Davidson Seamount, off the ...

Dosidicus gigas, the Humboldt squid, is also called the "jumbo squid" for reasons that are obvious if you're face-to-face with one. Individuals can be six feet long. They're aggressive hunters that ...

Considering the availability and high volumes of Dosidicus gigas catch (up to 700 tons a year), this species may yet become a source of collagen for medical purposes on an industrial scale.

The beak is a tool for killing and dismembering prey and the large Humboldt squid (Dosidicus gigas) is known to use its beak to sever the spinal cord of fishy prey, paralysing them for easy dining.

The name Dosidicus is taken from the scientific name of the American giant squid, 'Dosidicus gigas.' The 'Statistics' window displays the parameters 'Hunger', 'Happiness', 'Health', 'Cleanliness ...