The Beacon  The Real-Life Kraken, Caught on Tape     These squid
have earned their elusive reputation for a reason.  The team
used a submersible to pursue the squid to depths of 900 meters
below the ocean’s surface, into an environment so hostile and
extreme that it has hidden the squid’s secrets from humans until
now.  Living in the nearly impenetrable darkness has led to the
evolution of huge eyes in squid—up to 10.6 inches!—so the team
developed a special high definition video camera for the
project, capable of recording images at light levels
imperceptible even to the sensitive sea monster.  In recent
years, the population of giant squid has grown, due perhaps in
part to warming water in the Pacific Ocean.  Warmer temperatures
increase the animals’ metabolic rate, allowing them to grow
faster.  In a single year, a young squid can grow from just 2
millimeters long to a meter, the equivalent of a new born child
growing to the size of a whale in its first twelve months of
life.   The full video of the giant