GIANT Squid Carcass !

[Facetious]

Giant squid found off Santa Cruz dissected by researchers

Article Launched: 06/26/2008

SANTA CRUZ - Researchers dissected what they believe is a giant squid Thursday at Long Marine Lab, but are far from answering some of the most obvious questions about the dead animal, which was found on Wednesday floating about 20 miles off the coast.

Marine biologists from UC Santa Cruz and the Hopkins Marine Station, among other institutes, removed samples, checked for parasites and determined the exact length and circumference of the animal - about 16 feet and four feet, respectively. A fully intact giant squid is about 25 feet in length, including its tentacles, according to Guy Oliver, a marine biologist at UCSC.

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How big was the ink tank ? lol !

 

[calpoon]

We're gonna need a bigger boat

 

[GB Boy]

I do enjoy some calamari in batter, do you think they have any left over?

 

[Magnet]

mmmm Calamari.


Wheres the pics?

 

[squallumz]

yuck, in that state its gonna reek of ammonia and anyone who had an appetite will lose it before u can say "fish and chips." i love giant squid though, so mysterious.

 

[dave_rhino]

I'm always disapointed by these giant squid stories. When you finally see a photo of one it never seems that "giant"... Sure, it's big, but when I see when pull down an ocean liner then I'll take notice.

 

[squallumz]

I'm always disapointed by these giant squid stories. When you finally see a photo of one it never seems that "giant"... Sure, it's big, but when I see when pull down an ocean liner then I'll take notice.

i know what u mean, the size exaggeration is the length of those 2 large food grabbing tentacles. i forget the term. those things make most of its length.

 

[Facetious]

Oh, they're big alright

 

[D-rock]

Mummm...rotting calamari.

I'm still waiting to see a kraken however.

 

[Legzman]

I'm always disapointed by these giant squid stories. When you finally see a photo of one it never seems that "giant"... Sure, it's big, but when I see when pull down an ocean liner then I'll take notice.

exactly! :thumbsup:

 

[maildude]

It fucked with The Seaview one time too may.

 

[Legzman]

It fucked with The Seaview one time too may.

damn I haven't seen that movie in so long!

 

[nealdrox]

Mummm...rotting calamari.

I'm still waiting to see a kraken however.

Yeah that would be badass and Id shit my pants if i was to ever see it.

 

[maildude]

We're gonna need a bigger boat

Good one. :hatsoff:

 

[gunslingingbird]

Many of the squid's body parts were missing, bitten off by whatever feasted on the animal before or after it floated to the surface of Monterey Bay.

:eek: I don't even wanna imagine what could've done that to a creature that big. :eek:

 

[Bigoldowls]

I thought a bigger one had been discovered recently off the coast of New Zealand?