Handout picture released by the Scmidt Ocean Institue on September 14, 2023, showing a Grimalditeuthis near the Navidad Vent Field in Ecuador's Galapagos archipelago. These squid were only observed alive in the wild for the first time in 2005. It has rarely been encountered, but is believed exist worldwide, living at depths of 200–1500 m below sea level. (Photo by Handout/Schmidt Ocean Institute via AFP Photo)
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