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[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 days ago (1 children)

According to the link, they're thought to get about 26ft, or 8m, with their arms included. Their actual bodies are incredibly small, however.

https://www.livescience.com/animals/squids/watch-extremely-rare-footage-of-a-bigfin-squid-walking-on-long-spindly-arms-deep-in-the-south-pacific#:~:text=Researchers%20estimate%20that%20the%20squid's,)%20long%2C%20including%20the%20arms.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That website really is infected with advertisement cancer

[–] slampisko 10 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Comments like yours make me glad I can block ads easily on my phone haha.. Sometimes I forget what the "normal" experience looks like