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"Colossal Squid" caught in the Atlantic

M

Martin

Lifer
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2910849.stm

"When this animal was alive, it really has to be one of the most frightening predators out there. It's without parallel in the oceans," Dr O'Shea said.
The specimen, which was caught in the past few weeks in the Ross Sea, has a mantle length of 2.5 metres. That is a larger mantle than any giant squid that Dr O'Shea has seen and this specimen is still immature, the NZ scientist believes.
"It's only half to two-thirds grown, so it grows up to four metres in mantle length." By comparison, the mantle of the giant squid, Architeuthis dux, is not known to attain more than 2.25 metres.
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wait that's big at all by record...

I read the biggest goes upto 30 meters in length (90 ft~) And sometimes you see the round suction marks the size of tires on big whales that just feasted on them..
 
:Q

They should have left it alone. I bet there aren't many out there, or we would find them more often.
 
Originally posted by: Eli
:Q

They should have left it alone. I bet there aren't many out there, or we would find them more often.
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pacific ocean is vast.. god knows what's under those endless under water world.. untouched & undiscovered by mankind.

 
Originally posted by: LOLyourFace
Originally posted by: Eli
:Q

They should have left it alone. I bet there aren't many out there, or we would find them more often.
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pacific ocean is vast.. god knows what's under those endless under water world.. untouched & undiscovered by mankind.
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It was caught in the Atlantic. 😛
 
that's really cool.......there's a class at UM about stuff like this, whether it be the Yeti or Giant Squid...I love stuff like that (I haven't taken the class), just imagine what could be out there...
 
Originally posted by: EvilYoda
that's really cool.......there's a class at UM about stuff like this, whether it be the Yeti or Giant Squid...I love stuff like that (I haven't taken the class), just imagine what could be out there...
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Unfortunately, we've found like 99.8% of all the large species on the planet.

We still have a lot of insects, and an incredible number of microorganisms to find, though. 🙂

 
Yeah, they've discovered many organisms recently at depths once thought to be uninhabitable. God knows what is lurking in the bottom of the ocean.
 
Calimari 😀

Cheers,
Aquaman <<<<<<<< Actually you can't eat the Giant & Collossal Squid because of high levels of ammonia in the tissue 😀
 
Originally posted by: Eli
Originally posted by: EvilYoda
that's really cool.......there's a class at UM about stuff like this, whether it be the Yeti or Giant Squid...I love stuff like that (I haven't taken the class), just imagine what could be out there...
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Unfortunately, we've found like 99.8% of all the large species on the planet.

We still have a lot of insects, and an incredible number of microorganisms to find, though. 🙂
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i doubt it.. what about all those freaky/cool/flashy creatures at 3 miles+ depth in pacific?

 
Originally posted by: LOLyourFace
wait that's big at all by record...

I read the biggest goes upto 30 meters in length (90 ft~) And sometimes you see the round suction marks the size of tires on big whales that just feasted on them..
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They are talking about the mantle - the body part - not including the long tenticles!
 
Originally posted by: LOLyourFace
Originally posted by: Eli
Originally posted by: EvilYoda
that's really cool.......there's a class at UM about stuff like this, whether it be the Yeti or Giant Squid...I love stuff like that (I haven't taken the class), just imagine what could be out there...
Click to expand...

Unfortunately, we've found like 99.8% of all the large species on the planet.

We still have a lot of insects, and an incredible number of microorganisms to find, though. 🙂
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i doubt it.. what about all those freaky/cool/flashy creatures at 3 miles+ depth in pacific?
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hence the 99.8%. 🙂

Although, you're right.. those figures may be of land based animals.. I don't really remember where they came from.

 
Originally posted by: MartyTheManiak
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2910849.stm
"When this animal was alive, it really has to be one of the most frightening predators out there. It's without parallel in the oceans," Dr O'Shea said. The specimen, which was caught in the past few weeks in the Ross Sea, has a mantle length of 2.5 metres. That is a larger mantle than any giant squid that Dr O'Shea has seen and this specimen is still immature, the NZ scientist believes. "It's only half to two-thirds grown, so it grows up to four metres in mantle length." By comparison, the mantle of the giant squid, Architeuthis dux, is not known to attain more than 2.25 metres.
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Wow, that's a cool article.
 
Originally posted by: Eli
Originally posted by: EvilYoda
that's really cool.......there's a class at UM about stuff like this, whether it be the Yeti or Giant Squid...I love stuff like that (I haven't taken the class), just imagine what could be out there...
Click to expand...

Unfortunately, we've found like 99.8% of all the large species on the planet.

We still have a lot of insects, and an incredible number of microorganisms to find, though. 🙂
Click to expand...

How can you possibly tell that we've found 99.8% of all the large species? Did we have an exact total, and then figure out there are 0.02% remaining? Heh...
 
Anyone else ever wonder if these things eat people once in awhile? Like maybe a shipwreck victim. I wonder how strong those tentacles really are.
 
Originally posted by: CadetLee
Originally posted by: Eli
Originally posted by: EvilYoda
that's really cool.......there's a class at UM about stuff like this, whether it be the Yeti or Giant Squid...I love stuff like that (I haven't taken the class), just imagine what could be out there...
Click to expand...

Unfortunately, we've found like 99.8% of all the large species on the planet.

We still have a lot of insects, and an incredible number of microorganisms to find, though. 🙂
Click to expand...

How can you possibly tell that we've found 99.8% of all the large species? Did we have an exact total, and then figure out there are 0.02% remaining? Heh...
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Obviously, it's an estimate. It was like 96-98.8% of all large species, 80-90% of all insects, and 3-27% of all microorganisms. :Q
 
Thats a big squid! I wonder if crabs get that big?
I'd hate to catch grabs that big....I wonder if you need a special prescription to cure it...
Hmmm......
 
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