Here is a bit more on the folklore and myths that have circulated before the finding by these researchers:
The Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni is the largest know squid species, and probably the scariest
Well, for all I know the Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni could be a cousin of the mythical Kraken. This colossal squid is the largest known squid species and it can reach a length of 12 to 14 meters. The species was discovered in 1925, when they found two tentacles inside the stomach of a whale.
The video intro is in Russian so unless you can read it there might be some confusion into what they are saying. However, the video is universal and awesome to watch enjoy!
thanks to sciencedump.com for the great info
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I’m pretty sure that’s a colossal squid in that video not a giant squid there both scary big but the difference is in the length of the tenticals that and colossal squids are red where giants are a whitish in color both are exstreamly rare but the tell tale is the giant squid has tenticals longer then it’s body