Saturday, July 14, 2007

Squid Update

Hat tip to Scott Cupp, who thinks squid are as interesting as gators.

Squid as long as a bus washes up on beach: HeraldTimesOnline.com: "HOBART, Australia (AP) - A squid as long as a bus and weighing 250 kilograms (550 pounds) has washed up on an Australian beach, officials said Wednesday.

'It is a whopper,' said Genefor Walker-Smith, a zoologist who studies invertebrates at the Tasmanian Museum.

Giant squid live in waters off southern Australia and New Zealand — where a half-ton colossus, believed to be the world's largest, was caught in February. They attract the sperm whales that feed on them.

The dead squid, measuring 1 meter (3 feet) across at its widest point and 8 meters (26 feet) from the tip of its body to the end of its tentacles, was found early Wednesday by a beachcomber at Ocean Beach on the island state of Tasmania's west coast, the museum said."

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I've been to Hobart. Glad I didn't run into any giant squids when I was there!

Unknown said...

Too bad you didn't get to see this one.