They are a very formidable animal but Mesonychoteuthis (the Colossal squid) is much heavier and possesses weaponry from a science fiction nightmare.

Have a look on this thread for some articles about the big bugger!

omg I have to see that the ocean has the most terrifying of animals

I hope you enjoy the articles when you read them.

Not too much detail but these seem interesting albeit not very terrifying!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-37706202

That is a lovely article - thank you.

A few more stories on deep-sea life that may be of interest to some.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2...eased-bermuda/

http://www.earthtouchnews.com/wtf/wt...ving-one-video

A recent article on the Goliath grouper - the protected species is now slightly recovering so fishermen (as usual) want to slaughter all the poor buggers again.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2...liath-fishing/

A photo from 1981 of a Mesonychoteuthis (Colossal squid) caught by Russian trawler men (mantle length is 2.42 metres so ignore the caption).

http://i.imgur.com/nKDldd9.jpg

The windows to the soul of an alien.

http://www.eartharchives.org/article...ien-existence/

Hardly sea monsters but a few stories that may be of interest.

http://www.earthtouchnews.com/natura...iles-go-to-sea

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2...-ghost-sharks/

http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20161...o-be-invisible