Giant squids invading Monterey Bay From: Oakland Tribune | Date: July 24, 2007| Author: Paul RogersSTAFF | Copyright 2007 Oakland Tribune. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

It sounds like something out of a monster movie.

A mysterious sea creature, up to 7 feet long, weighing up to 100 pounds, with thousands of sharp barbs on its arms. It hunts in packs of hundreds, flying through the water at 25 mph, changing color.

With a parrot-like beak and strong arms, it attacks and tries to eat nearly anything it sees: fish, scuba divers, even its own kind.

But it's not a creature of Hollywood. It's real. And it's reached the Monterey Bay. The Humbo...

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