Apparently I missed this thanks to Hurricane Katrina coverage. The kraken, also known as the giant squid, is a creature that we only knew existed because corpses would wash ashore from time to time, but in September of last year a Japanese research vessel was able to lure and photograph a live giant squid.
Article covering this available at National Geographic
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Anonymous | 12-Oct-06 at 2:51 pm | Permalink
This is why you should never swim anywhere that you can’t see the bottom….