Scientists’ colossal squid exam a kraken good show

By Nick Perry

Published September 17, 2014 2:50am ET

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Scientists’ colossal squid exam a kraken good show — In this Dec. 2013 photo provided by a crew member of the boat San Aspring of New Zealand's fishing company Sanford, captain John Bennett shows a colossal squid he and and his crew caught on the boat in the Ross Sea, Antarctica. It was a calm morning in Antarcticaâs remote Ross Sea, during the season when the sun never sets, when Capt. John Bennett and his crew hauled up a creature with tentacles like fire hoses and eyes like dinner plates from a mile below the surface. (AP Photo/San Aspring crew of Sanford fishing company) EDITORIAL USE ONLY | AP

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — It was a calm morning in Antarctica’s remote Ross Sea, during the season when the sun never sets, when Capt. John Bennett and his crew hauled up a creature with tentacles like fire hoses and eyes like dinner plates from a mile below the surface.

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