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Fish Sticks and Green Jello

Saturday, April 05, 2003

Squids Live Among Us 

I'm fascinated by the idea of there being species of "Giant" and now "Colossal" squids living in the world that we've never seen and will probably never see. I think it would be very cool if there were squids the size of the one in 20,000 leagues under the sea. You never know...

Photo: Auckland University of Technolgy researchers Dr. Steve O'Shea and Cat Bolstad, are seen with a Colossal Squid at the Te Papa research laboratory in Wellington, Wednesday April 2, 2003.The squid, which was found by fishermen in the Ross Sea, Antarctic, last week, is thought to be the largest intact specimen to have been found. The 150-Kilogram (330 pound) 5-meter (16 foot) immature female 'Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni' squid has eyes as big as dinner plates and razor-sharp hooks on the tentacles.



Read more about Giant Squids:
An in depth Colossal Squid article
Cool photo of Giant Squid found in Spain
New Species of Giant Squid found in Australia
Giant Squid Washes Ashore in Tasmania
Project Kraken Giant Squid Photos
A little lesson on giant squids
The UnMuseum - Giant Squid Lore

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