Our short and to the point PRESSURISED version of episode 19. If you don't have time for the full episode and want to get right to the science without any of our waffle, this is the place to be! Read the show notes and find the full episode here: https://www.armatusoceanic.com/podcast/019-squid   As promised in the Christmas special, we call the ‘squid-phone’ – a special line used by scientists globally when they seem something strange and squiddy. On the other end of that line is Mike Vecchione, the expert on cephalopods. We talk giant and colossal squid (to audible groans from Mike); the bigfin squid (Magnapinna), most famous for being the squid with the long trailing arms that’s often used as an example of terrifying deep-sea creatures, but also a species, genus and Family that Mike described and would love more sightings of.   We are also on: Twitter: @DeepSeaPod Facebook: @DeepSeaPodcast Instagram: @deepsea_podcast   Read the show notes and find out more about us at: www.armatusoceanic.com   Credits Theme – Hadal Zone Express by Märvel Edited by - Georgia Wells   #deepsea #marinebiologist #marinebiology #podcast #marianatrench #science #magnapinna #colossalsquid #giantsquid #gigantism #scicomm #deepseafish #deepseacreatures