Rare giant squid with massive eye that roams 3,000 feet below ocean's surface washes up in Cape Town

A rare giant squid was discovered dead on a beach in Cape Town, South Africa, months after another washed up six miles away. Twitter user Tim Dee, who found the strange-looking sea creature on Scarborough Beach on Tuesday, shared photos and videos online that show the colorful squid's gigantic eye. 'Giant squid species wrecked on Scarborough beach this morning,' he wrote. Twitter user Tim Dee, who found the strange-looking sea creature (above) on Scarborough Beach on Tuesday, shared photos and videos online that show the colorful squid's gigantic eye Dee's video shows a marine biologist pulling back flesh to reveal the squid's huge beak that it uses for hunting and fishing. The sea creature, which looks like something Salvador Dali would have painted, is also known for having a very large eye - usually up to 11 inches in diameter with a 3.5 inch pupil.