The Giant Squid, the second mystery

by Tsunemi Kubodera, with Japan´s National Science Museum.

Today´s mystery: The giant squid, remains a mystery for scientists. It is the biggest invertebrate on Earth. The biggest giant squid ever found measured 18 meters in length and weighted 900 kilograms.

It is difficult to study this species, since they live deep in the ocean. All scientist now about them is thanks to fishermen, because fishermen accidentally catch them.

In 2006, Japan´s national museum caught and brought a live 7 meter female giant squid.

Giant squids also have the largest eyes on the animal kingdom.

Giant Squid captured by fishermen

 Like other squid species, they have eight arms and two larger tentacles to feed themselves.

They eat fish, shrimp, and smaller squids.

Giant Squids are thought to swim in the ocean worldwide, based on the beaches they have been observed.

Sources: ocean.si.edu
               animals.nationalgeographic.com

Loki's Castle, the first mystery.

Loki's castle location - The K2p Blog

Today´s mystery: Loki's castle, is an underwater place located between Norway and Greenland, in the Artic Ocean. 

I think this is one of the most scary places on Earth because it is dark and it kind of looks like dead corals.

There is almost no information from this place.
Scientists cannot find the exact deepness of this underwater structure, they say it can measure as big as a skyscraper.

Loki's castle was recently discovered in 2005. Temperatures are low, but sometimes high, and sunlight cannot be seen.
Scientists say it measures about 2400 meters, and that is just an average depth reported in 2010

Loki's castle - Uppsala University

This discoveries are important, thanks to

them, science can continue evolving.

    Sources: theregister.co.uk

               vents-data.interridge.org

On May, 2015, a group of swedish scientists presented a new discovery of a new microbe which represents a missing link in the evolution of complex life. The research provides more information about the development of Eukaryotic cells, the unit that allows larger biomasses such as plants and human bodies to develope.

Photograph by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration