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First Live Giant Squid Photographed
Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 4:05 am
by Transient
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news ... squid.html
James Owen
for National Geographic News
September 27, 2005
Like something straight out of a Jules Verne novel, an enormous tentacled creature looms out of the inky blackness of the deep Pacific waters.
But this isn't science fiction. A set of extraordinary images captured by Japanese scientists marks the first-ever record of a live giant squid (Architeuthis) in the wild.
The animal—which measures roughly 25 feet (8 meters) long—was photographed 2,950 feet (900 meters) beneath the North Pacific Ocean. Japanese scientists attracted the squid toward cameras attached to a baited fishing line.
The scientists say they snapped more than 500 images of the massive cephalopod before it broke free after snagging itself on a hook. They also recovered one of the giant squid's two longest tentacles, which severed during its struggle.
Bout damn time. Looks kind of eerie to see it in that first picture.
Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 4:09 am
by Chupacabra
"They also recovered one of the giant squid's two longest tentacles, which severed during its struggle."
that sucks. btw a bit old but its cool.
Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 4:11 am
by SoM
is this about the one that washed up on shore ?
ok, i guess that was another crosseyed news story
Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 4:26 am
by Transient
"Live"
Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 4:28 am
by +JuggerNaut+
i'd say old, but it looks as though it's new to some peeps.
Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 4:31 am
by ScooterG
About damn time is right! This is awesome...I kept watching all the Discovery channel shows about this search and I kept getting let down...until now. Yay giant squid!
Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 7:47 am
by Whiskey 7
Thanks Transient. I hadn't seen this before.
Sad indeed about the 2 severed tentacles
Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 7:49 am
by SplishSplash
they'll grow back
Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 7:51 am
by Whiskey 7
SplishSplash wrote:they'll grow back
Yes I hadn't thought about that point. Thanks :icon14:
Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 8:11 am
by Grudge
SplishSplash wrote:they'll grow back
no they won't
Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 8:47 am
by Ryoki
It's a shame they were only able to take pictures, film would have been nice.
What's cool though is that they think there's an even bigger species out there :seamonster:
Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 9:45 pm
by Transient
I keep saying we should fuck off with space exploration and look a mile or two below sea level for all the aliens we want.
Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 9:46 pm
by [FTF]Pyro
Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 9:49 pm
by [FTF]Pyro
this I found interesting
greatwhite sharks jaws inside biggest ever sharks jaws
Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 9:51 pm
by [FTF]Pyro
Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 9:58 pm
by R00k
Wow, that's awesome. I wish they could have gotten video of it as well.
Too bad the poor guy lost a long tentacle.
This one was 25 feet, but aren't there supposed to be much larger ones down there?
Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 10:10 pm
by losCHUNK
Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 10:18 pm
by R00k
That's almost 70 feet long!
!
Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 10:20 pm
by losCHUNK
if you watch the video on the bbc site think it said they can get up to 17m ?
so not sure if thats a diff squid or somming
Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 11:31 pm
by Canis
Calamari anyone?
Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2005 9:57 am
by Ryoki
Canis wrote:Calamari anyone?
the article wrote:Calamari as big as car tires might sound an appetizing idea, but jumbo-sized squid usually contain high levels of ammonia and their meat is said to taste like floor cleaner.
Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2005 9:58 am
by MKJ
holy fuck thats a huge set of jaws
Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2005 11:17 am
by RRROOOAAARRR
MKJ wrote:holy fuck thats a huge set of jaws
Think those are from Megalodon...
Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2005 12:08 pm
by Transient
roar! Hies!
Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2005 3:07 pm
by Deathshroud
I would love to see a Megalodon eat a whale, or a boat or something. Kinda wierd to think how prehistoric animals would exist in today's world.
