Giant squid washes up on beach: “Scientists in Australia are investigating what may be a new species of giant squid, after one of the deep sea creatures washed up on a Tasmanian beach over the weekend.

The squid weighs up to 250 kilograms and, including tentacles, measured almost 18 meters (60 feet), the Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported on Monday.” CNN Still nowhere near It Came From Beneath the Sea sizes, for those who remember the ’50’s monster picture, but getting big enough to account for the legendary battles with whales which sometimes wash up onshore dead with large sucker scars.