If You Saw A Giant Squid In The Sea,

would you jump in for a closer look?

Akinobu Kimura, a diver and owner of Diving Shop Kaiyui in Toyama Bay, Japan did and we have him to thank for this extremely rare footage of the creatures visit to the bay, he had no way of knowing how this animal would react to his presence, Kimura told CNN that "My curiosity was way bigger than fear, so I jumped into the water and got close to it." He further described his experience by saying that the “squid was not damaged and looked lively, spurting ink and trying to entangle his tentacles around me, I guided the squid toward to the ocean, several hundred meters from the area it was found in, and it disappeared into the deep sea." brave indeed! Yuki Ikushi, the curator of Uozu Aquarium in Uozu, Toyama, told CNN that there were 16 reports of Architeuthis squid trapped by fishing nets last season, and this one is the first sighting this season, which runs from November to March, "We might see more in this season, but it's very rare for them to be found swimming around (the fishing boats') moorings." the Toyama squid is a fairly small example of the species, estimated at around 3.7 meters (12.1 feet) long, and may be a juvenile, giant squid, (Architeuthis dux), are thought to grow as large as 13 meters (43 feet) long.