In the eyes of many people, the deep-sea giant squid is the ultimate recluse, and it is speculated that they spend most of their life in the darkness of the deep sea. They only surfaced after death or dying, or were discovered when they were washed ashore by the tide. But when people found their bodies, they were either mutilated by corruption or had been chewed to pieces by predators in the ocean. Therefore, it is not surprising that since this animal was officially confirmed by scientists, 131 years later, people still know very little about it. A world-famous giant squid researcher even quipped that we know much more about dinosaurs than giant squid.

Discovery in the 9th century

On October 26th, 1873, Daniel Squires, theophilus Pique, and Pique's 12-year-old son Tommy went fishing in Concepcin Bay, Newfoundland. When they arrived at a small bay called Portugal, Pique found a big guy floating on the water not far from the shore. They wanted to have a look, so they rowed over. At first, Pique thought it was the wreckage of a sunken ship and tried to pull it on board. Unexpectedly, this group of big guys suddenly moved, and threw out a long tentacle to entangle the 6-meter-long boat, and also pecked the hull with its scary big peck, while the other short limb firmly leaned against the boat. Then, the monster dragged the boat to the bottom of the sea. At this point, Tommy showed extraordinary calm. He immediately jumped up from the seat of the rudder, grabbed an axe and cut off the monster's long whiskers and short limbs, and finally got away.

The long tentacle that was cut off was taken to the local amateur naturalist Reverend Moses Harvey. After careful identification, Harvey believes that this tentacle, which is 5 meters long and 1 meters long, comes from an unknown member of the squid family. Harvey wrote when introducing this tentacle to the outside world: "I am now the owner of rare animal samples in the animal world. This sample is a real tentacle of the mysterious octopus (formerly known as the giant squid). Naturalists have argued about their existence for centuries. Now, I know that I have the key to open this mysterious world in my hand, because this key will open a new chapter in natural history. " The following year, Reverend Harvey bought a complete giant squid from a fisherman and showed the monster to the public in his living room.

In the 2119 century, with the rapid expansion of industry, people are very interested in mysterious animals, including giant squid, and scientists are constantly making new discoveries and research results to share with you. Jay Petes Stinstrap is a famous Danish naturalist. He has been studying giant squid since 1849. In order to find a place for the giant squid in nature, he gave it a name and called it "Chief Squid". But Jay Petes didn't publish the name, so it was not officially used by the scientific community until 41 years after Jay Petes's death. This is due to another biologist, Professor Anderson, who finally recognized the giant squid as a new species in the scientific community after analyzing two samples of Reverend Harvey. Therefore, the name "Chief Squid" has been passed down to today.

Unsolved Mystery

At first, it was not clear to the scientific community whether giant squid belonged to mollusk. If so, slugs, snails and shells will be counted as close relatives of giant squid. Just different from these three relatives, squid is a marine animal, with a circulatory system composed of three hearts and a well-evolved brain, so it is classified as Cephalopoda under the phylum Mollusca, and there are cuttlefish, octopus, parrot conch and so on in this class.

There are 651 different species in the squid population, and the giant squid is just one of them. They have some similar biological characteristics:

The body is wrapped by a long, round bag-like covering with two symmetrical fins at the tail;

Compared with the body, the head looks very short, but it has two unusually large eyes.

There are 8 arms covered with suckers;

It has a mouth as hard as a parrot's beak;

There are two long tentacles for eating, and the top of the tentacles is covered with suckers like a big wooden stick.

there is an inkjet tube extending from the bag-like package.

studying giant squid

studying giant squid is a very annoying problem. At present, there are only more than 251 samples available for study in the world. What is even more frustrating is that these samples are either incomplete or seriously damaged. The delicate body tissues of giant squid are easily corrupted, and the chemicals used to preserve them will permanently change the organic structure of these tissues. Because of this, whenever a sample is sent to scientists, they only have a few days to study. Under normal circumstances, scientists first make physical measurements on these samples, then sum up the results and compare them with the known characteristics of similar species to find new knowledge. Strangely, there are almost no male and juvenile giant squid in these samples, which remains a mystery.

Scientists are pieced together people's findings about the giant squid, in order to give us a complete explanation in the future. From Newfoundland in the North Atlantic to Scotland, and even on the ice-covered sea in Norway, people living in these areas have been saying that they have seen monsters in the sea. In the South Atlantic, such as the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa, people also claim to have seen the bodies of giant squid. It is common to see the bodies of giant squid on New Zealand Island in the vast South Pacific Ocean. In the past few years, local fishermen have netted 23 giant squid in the surrounding waters.

but why haven't people found their habitat yet? Scientists speculate that this is because they may live 211-1111 meters deep from the sea, which is difficult for people to reach. The reason for this speculation is that some fishing boats occasionally catch giant squid when trawling in the deep sea, and the hard beak of giant squid has been found in the belly of sperm whales. Sperm whales usually catch food at a depth of 11-1111 meters below the sea surface, and occasionally they catch food at the bottom of the sea.

The autopsy of the giant squid also provided some evidence. It can be inferred that they must be well adapted to the deep-sea environment-there is no inflatable tissue structure in their bodies, so they don't have to worry about being crushed when diving to a certain depth, so they can definitely dive very deep. We human alveoli and fish swim bladder, these inflatable tissues will expand or contract with the change of pressure, so people can't dive too deep in the water.

Generally, when a giant squid is found on the sea, it is likely to be dead. This is because for giant squid, hemocyanin (a compound that transports oxygen) in its body will become inefficient in warm seawater. When it floats on the sea surface bit by bit, the water temperature will also rise bit by bit, and its muscles will slowly become slack. It is conceivable that its fate is doomed bit by bit. In addition, the giant squid's big eyes with a diameter of 25 cm have evolved in the dark deep sea, and it is impossible to adapt to the strong light on the sea. Therefore, when it emerges from the sea, it will be blinded by a lot of light and become fragile. This is why people can't catch or see live giant squid.

Understanding of Giant Squid

So far, people's understanding of giant squid is mainly limited to anatomical understanding. To sum up, it has the following contents:

How long can it grow? According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the giant squid that people saw in Newfoundland in 1888 was the largest squid ever recorded, with a length of 18.3 meters (including tentacles) and a weight of 1 tons. Scientists have found that the size of the giant squid's beak has a certain relationship with its body size, so it is speculated that the average adult giant squid can grow to 6-12 meters and weigh 51-311 kilograms.

It is worth noting that the giant squid is not a common squid, but an endemic species in the squid family. Generally speaking, their size is determined by the amount of food and the nutritional value of food. Therefore, they eat more, but their metabolism is much slower. Therefore, the joule energy required to support each kilogram of body weight is much less.

The giant squid in red alert

was invented by Yuri. Yuri developed the giant squid by using mind control and training squid. It is so powerful that it can overturn a ship and smash all the enemies in the ocean that hinder it. The only nemesis is the dolphins specially trained by the Allies.

Detailed data:

Giant squid price 1111

Life 211 armor: light armor vision 5 speed 8

Veteran level enhancement: life enhancement, damage enhancement, attack interval reduction, vision enhancement, speed increase

Elite level enhancement: life enhancement, damage enhancement, The attack interval is reduced

the main weapon [SquidGrab] damages 15 (parasitism). The attack interval is 99 (note: the continuous damage of octopus after being caught is a secondary weapon). The range of 1.5 (navy) is 111%

The damage is 111%, 111%, 111%, 111%, 111%, 111% for armor. 111%

sub-weapon [SquidPunch] damage 111 attack interval 32 range 1.83 (dolphin, thunder, and except) damage 71% to crawling infantry

kill radius 1.5 farthest damage ratio 51% (amphibious unit outside landing craft)

damage to armor 111%, 111%, 111%. 81%,111%

Elite main weapon [SquidGrabE] damage 41 (parasitic) attack interval 99 (note: the continuous damage of octopus after being caught is secondary weapon) range 1.5 (navy) damage ratio to crawling infantry 111%

damage to armor 111%, 111%, 111%, 111%. 111%

elite sub-weapon [SquidPunchE] damage 211, attack interval 32, range 1.83 (dolphin, thunder, and except) damage 71% to crawling infantry

kill radius 1.5, farthest damage ratio 51% (amphibious unit outside landing craft)

damage to armor 111%, 111%, 111%.

2. underwater movement: when not attacking the land and not being attacked, keep diving.

3. Anti-parasitism: Free from parasitic attacks.

4. Automatic repair: You can recover your life automatically after an injury, and recover 5 points every 75 minutes.