IN THE DARK Scientists crowd around a computer They watch live video from a camera deep below the ocean’s surface The camera shines a blue light The scientists hope it will lure a giant squid Little is known about giant squid 5 CHAPTER 1
The water is very dark At first the scientists don’t see anything Then a long tentacle comes into view The massive body of the giant squid follows Scientists can use robots to explore the ocean’s hidden depths 6
There is less sunlight as the ocean gets deeper Giant squid have eight arms and two tentacles UNDERWATER GIANTS Giant squid can grow to be at least 43 feet 13 m long Few ocean animals grow larger One is the lion’s mane jellyfish It can be 120 feet 36.5 m long 7
