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Giant squid attacks boat.

Meh, that article got one thing wrong, the first thing about actual pictures taken so I stopped reading. It was first taken by a Japanese scientist using floating fishing lines and special cameras that take pictures every 30 secs. A long with the pictures, they actually grab one of the long tentacle from the squid because it was caught in the lure and the squid freed itself. The tentacle was still moving and the suction cups were still reacting to their touch when they brought the limp aboard (I don't know if they ate if afterwards or not).

They found these squids by trailing sperm whales, whose diet include the delectable squid aforementioned. Anyways, from the timelapsed pictures, they were able to bust the most common misconception about how the squid attack preys as well. They found that these giants don't grab their preys by the long tentacles but rather charge at the target with their beaks forward (if the prey is small enough). I saw this on Animal Planets.
 
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