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A mile and a half (two and a half kilometers) underwater, a remote control submersible's camera captured an eerie surprise: an alien-like, long-armed, and "elbowed" Magnapinna squid.

The mysterious creature's discovery topped National Geographic News' ten most popular news stories for 2008.

Video still courtesy Shell Oil Company

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