"The giant squid is larger and stronger than we thought."

Not much happens in the dark, murky depths of the ocean. It's mostly pretty quiet, with some smaller fish carefully passing by and probably hoping nothing big would grab them on their way. There's also a bigger fella looking for plankton coming through every now and then. Suddenly, a giant beast comes out of nowhere. First, it's just a dark dot in the distance until it gets closer. Oh, it's a great white shark! You can recognize its firm, dark gray body, white belly, and slanted head.

These creatures have special cells in their skin called melanocytes that can make their color change to lighter or darker. This way, a shark can blend in with its surroundings, which is a nice ace up its sleeve and the reason why we barely even see one coming by. These predators can grow up to be more than 20 ft and weigh up to 5,000 lb. Our fierce fella is just passing by, looking for some lost fish that might wander around if it gets lucky directly into its mouth.

As a warning to swimmers, we should understand that great white sharks are not the only predators in the ocean. Recent events have revealed that giant squids can also pose a threat. Although these creatures are known for feasting on shrimp, fish, and other squid, sometimes they will hunt small whales and even sharks.

At 40ft long and weighing 600-1000lb, the great white shark is the ocean's largest predatory shark. It has an impressive set of sharp teeth, which are used to replace the ones that get worn out or lost, using a special system. Great whites have about 300 teeth, but they don't use most of them. They have a really powerful bite, over 20 times stronger than ours.

When we think about the great white shark, we may assume that it has no natural enemies in the ocean. However, when we look at its adversary, the giant squid, we can't be so sure. Unlike octopuses and other squids that have eight arms, the giant squid also has two additional tentacles with suckers only at their ends, which they use to catch prey. Some squids have rotating hooks as well that work in combination with the suckers to catch their prey. Squids also have teeth and a radula, which is a tongue-like structure with teeth on it that helps them chew their food into smaller pieces. This is important because squids have sensitive body parts near their throat, and they need their food to be in small pieces.

The giant squid has a bite that is not as strong as that of a great white shark, but it is still quite powerful and stronger than a lion's bite. They have glands that produce venom, and they use their beaks and radula to inject it into their prey or attackers. The giant squid is longer than the great white shark, which gives it more room to attack with its long tentacles from a distance and seize it.

Giant squids and great white sharks live at different depths in the ocean. Squids prefer to live at greater depths than sharks. If they met in an area where the water pressure does not harm either of them, the shark would swim around the squid. The shark is faster than the squid and can swim up to 25 mph when submerged. However, the squid's longer tentacles give it more range to attack the great white shark from a distance. The great white shark has sensors that help it detect prey and stay safe in the ocean. Even so, the squid can release black ink as a defense mechanism. The ink acts like a smoke screen, giving the squid enough time to get away. The squid can detach parts of its body as a last resort to protect itself, while sharks cannot. In the end, the giant squid is a powerful predator that can outsmart even the great white shark.