Architeuthis dux!

This is so cool! Japanese scientists have captured the first live photos of a giant squid. Sashimi!

Seriously, this is a major accomplishment. They got a series of still photos which show a 25-30 foot squid attacking a suspended bait ball off a southern Japanese island known to attract sperm whales, which prey on these squids. One of its tentacles got tangled in the cable and more photos were taken while it tried to get itself free, which it finally did when its tentacle was severed.

Next, moving pictures!

These things captured my imagination a long time ago. They have to be one of the most frightening real-life monsters I've ever heard about. A Komodo dragon bite or a cone-shell sting or one of a variety of snake or spider bites would probably be more deadly, but the idea of sucker arms with teeth on the suckers just creep me out. This thing sounds like it was created with a goal of scaring little kids half to death, like the creature in the Alien or Predator series. This was eventually bound to happen as new technology became available and more was learned about the creatures' behavior, but this is still really thrilling to see.