Rare footage of a Giant Squid - Plus some information

Here's rare footage taken off an oil rig in 2007 of the Giant Squid known as the "Bigfin Squid."

"Bigfin squids are a group of rarely seen cephalopods with a distinctive morphology. They are placed in the genus Magnapinna and family Magnapinnidae. Although the family is known only from larval, paralarval, and juvenile specimens, some authorities believe adult specimens have also been seen. Several videos have been taken of animals nicknamed the "long-arm squid", which appear to have a similar morphology. Since none of the seemingly adult specimens have ever been captured or sampled, it remains uncertain if they are of the same genus or only distant relatives." - Wikipedia 

The footage is old but has always stuck with me. It's also the last time the Bigfin squid has been filmed. 

The first time the Bigfin was spotted was in 1988 and only spotted a dozen times after that.

It looks like something from an alien movie.

Here's another picture of the Squid from 2001 off the coast of Hawaii.

Well, that's a quick look at a mysterious animal that always interested me - there will be others in the future.