A colossal squid with eyes the size of dinner plates and teeth like a parrot's has been caught off the coast of Antarctica near New Zealand.
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Colossal squid facts
Pieces of six others have been found since it was first discovered in 1925
Finds food by glowing in the dark waters to light up prey
Its massive eyes are the biggest of any animal
It has eight arms and two tentacles
It's only half-grown but scientists think it's a real catch because it's only the second colossal squid ever found with all its bits still there.
It's different to a giant squid because it's much bigger!
The colossal cephalopod - the official name for squid - is lethal too.
Its 25 teeth-like hooks are as sharp as razors and can turn around 360 degrees!
Bigger than a bus
Colossal squid: It's huge
An expert in squid, Steve O'Shea, has seen about 105 giant ones. But he described this colossal squid as "pretty sensational".
It weighs 150kg (330lb) but when they are fully-grown, they are bigger than a double decker bus. Since this one was only a teenager in squid terms, comparisons between body size are hard.
But colossal squid bodies and tentacles are much, much bigger than those belonging to a giant squid.
Legendary
The giant squid has been the main character in lots of sailors' stories and myths. But experts say the colossal squid would frighten the bravest sailor and send a giant squid scurrying away!
The discovery has left scientists wondering what lurks even deeper in the world's waters that we haven't yet discovered.
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