What is the colossal squid?
Q: What is the colossal squid?
A: The colossal squid, Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni, is the largest squid in the world, measuring 9-10 metres (30-33 feet) long.
Q: How does the colossal squid compare to the giant squid?
A: The colossal squid is larger than the giant squid.
Q: What colour is the body of the colossal squid?
A: The body of the colossal squid is reddish brown.
Q: Where does the colossal squid live?
A: The colossal squid lives up to 2000m below the surface of the Southern Ocean.
Q: What is the main food eaten by sperm whales?
A: The main food eaten by sperm whales is the colossal squid.
Q: What does the colossal squid taste like for humans?
A: The colossal squid has ammonium chloride in its body, so it tastes bad for humans.
Q: What does the colossal squid feed on?
A: The colossal squid is believed to feed on prey such as chaetognatha, large fish like the Patagonian toothfish and other squid in the deep ocean using bioluminescence.
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