Footage from the depths of the Tonga Trench in the South Pacific has captured a bigfin squid (Magnapinna) walking on its 13-foot-long tentacles. The rarely-seen creature was seen 10,800 feet (3,300 metres) below the surface of the water and was snapped by an underwater rover deployed by the Minderoo-UWA Deep-Sea Research Centre.

Rare deep-sea creature seen walking on 13-foot-long legs at depth of 10,800 feet

tonga-trench

Tonga Trench, News on Tonga Trench, stories on Tonga Trench, articles on Tonga Trench, Tonga Trench stories at Wion, Tonga Trench news, Tonga Trench latest news

tonga trench

Rare deep-sea creature seen walking on 13-foot-long legs at depth of 10,800 feet