fern Posted December 22, 2006 Posted December 22, 2006 caught on film yo ... someone is slipping in keeping spray up to date with the IMPORTANT news .... Quote
ClimbingPanther Posted December 22, 2006 Posted December 22, 2006 PBS just had a special on giant squids a couple weeks ago, before this development. Thanks for the link! Quote
rob Posted December 22, 2006 Posted December 22, 2006 My wife says I'm not supposed to show anyone my giant squid. Quote
sk Posted December 22, 2006 Posted December 22, 2006 caught on film yo ... someone is slipping in keeping spray up to date with the IMPORTANT news .... :cry:n he just doesn't care any more Quote
G-spotter Posted December 22, 2006 Posted December 22, 2006 Sorry, I was glued to the unfolding events over on the squid and octopus forums! http://www.tonmo.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8373 Quote
sk Posted December 22, 2006 Posted December 22, 2006 Sorry, I was glued to the unfolding events over on the squid and octopus forums! http://www.tonmo.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8373 likely excuse Quote
G-spotter Posted December 22, 2006 Posted December 22, 2006 This has got to be just about the smallest "giant" squid ever caught BTW. Cruelty to cephalopods Quote
CatsClaw Posted December 22, 2006 Posted December 22, 2006 from two years ago..... crank up the jaws music http://www.komotv.com/news/archive/4136046.html Quote
olyclimber Posted December 22, 2006 Posted December 22, 2006 Humboldt County is known for killer squid. Quote
archenemy Posted December 22, 2006 Posted December 22, 2006 from two years ago..... crank up the jaws music http://www.komotv.com/news/archive/4136046.html "They're like salmon: They spawn and then they die," Bargmann said. "I don't know if this is post-spawning, or if the waters got so cold they couldn't take it anymore." Duh. Quote
cj001f Posted December 22, 2006 Posted December 22, 2006 What if the giant squid had carried a MLU and a PRB? HUH! THEY'D BE SAGE NOW! Quote
archenemy Posted December 22, 2006 Posted December 22, 2006 They had their eight essentials on em. Quote
cj001f Posted December 22, 2006 Posted December 22, 2006 But can they breathe throught their ears? HUH!? Quote
archenemy Posted December 22, 2006 Posted December 22, 2006 Then it must be the females washing ashore... exhaustion. Quote
Alpinfox Posted February 14, 2007 Posted February 14, 2007 GIANT SQUID GLOW IN THE DARK WHILE ATTACKING!!! OMG! Quote
G-spotter Posted February 14, 2007 Posted February 14, 2007 That's not a "giant" squid its a Taningia Danae. Quote
octopuswithafez Posted February 15, 2007 Posted February 15, 2007 Bruce Schneier has a squid post every friday.. Quote
lI1|1! Posted February 15, 2007 Posted February 15, 2007 giant squid get the girls (it's the tentacles) Quote
Dr_Flush_Amazing Posted February 22, 2007 Posted February 22, 2007 Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton said the squid, weighing an estimated 450kg (990lb),took two hours to land in Antarctic waters. OMG! Quote
Seahawks Posted February 22, 2007 Posted February 22, 2007 Amazing that is huge. New Zealand Fishermen Catch Rare Colossal Squid WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- A fishing crew has caught a colossal squid that could weigh a half-ton and prove to be the biggest specimen ever landed, a fisheries official said Thursday. The squid, weighing an estimated 990 lbs and about 39 feet long, took two hours to land in Antarctic waters, New Zealand Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton said. The fishermen were catching Patagonian toothfish, sold under the name Chilean sea bass, south of New Zealand "and the squid was eating a hooked toothfish when it was hauled from the deep," Anderton said. The fishing crew and a fisheries official on board their ship estimated the length and weight of the squid: Detailed, official measurements have not been made. The date when the colossus was caught also was not disclosed. Colossal squid, known by the scientific name Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni, are estimated to grow up to 46 feet long and have long been one of the most mysterious creatures of the deep ocean. If original estimates are correct, the squid would be 330 pounds heavier than the next biggest specimen ever found. "I can assure you that this is going to draw phenomenal interest. It is truly amazing," said Dr. Steve O'Shea, a squid expert at the Auckland University of Technology. If calamari rings were made from the squid they would be the size of tractor tires, he added. Colossal squid can descend to 6,500 feet and are extremely active, aggressive hunters, he said. The frozen squid will be transported to New Zealand's national museum, Te Papa, in the capital, Wellington, to be preserved for scientific study. Marine scientists "will be very interested in this amazing creature as it adds immeasurably to our understanding of the marine environment," Anderton said. Colossal squid are found in Antarctic waters and are not related to giant squid found round the coast of New Zealand. Giant squid grow up to 39 feet long, but are not as heavy as colossal squid. Quote
minx Posted February 22, 2007 Posted February 22, 2007 giant squid get the girls (it's the tentacles) i don't about the giant squid that was caught today but that one looks like it's got at sizable appendages. what's not to like? Quote
tvashtarkatena Posted February 22, 2007 Posted February 22, 2007 Thick, long, self lubricated, streamline appendages with suction capability, and lots of them. Not a looker, perhaps, but looks aren't everything. Quote
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