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July 7, 2006

Friday Squid Blogging: Squid Cares for its Young

The tiny squid Gonatus onyx carries its eggs around, protecting them from predators.

Posted on July 7, 2006 at 3:20 PM • 11 Comments • View Blog Reactions

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Comments

This beat the mexican fighting squid i sent you?

Posted by: Tank at July 7, 2006 5:19 PM

Tank, how dare you imply that Bruce condones the brutal sport of squid fighting!!!!

Posted by: RonK at July 7, 2006 6:26 PM

They beat up people not each other...
http://outside.away.com/outside/features/200607/sea-of-cortez-humboldt-squid-1.html

" Cassell, photographed in Santa Rosalía, Mexico, says his first Humboldt (squid) encounter was like "being in a barroom brawl.

Posted by: Tank at July 7, 2006 9:50 PM

Squid are gentle kind creatures, that never hack into others' computers or engage in ballroom brawls.

That said, never anger a squid! They are slow to anger, but every fight is to the death! Probably because they taste so good to such a wide bio-diversity of creatures.

Posted by: Ted Demopoulos at July 7, 2006 10:06 PM

the squid are about 20 cm long, and the sacs are the same size, ok...
cut one of the sacs into quarters, get a ball of sticky sushi rice around it, wrap with a strip of nori, a little dash of rice vinegar and a bit of wasabi on top and serve it up!

Posted by: another_bruce at July 8, 2006 10:47 AM

@Ted - "bar room" not "ball room", though the latter did paint an interesting mental picture ;-)

Posted by: Rob Mayfield at July 8, 2006 4:27 PM

The tango is a passionate dance. Things can get out of hand.

Posted by: Tank at July 8, 2006 10:20 PM

@Rob

It made a popular song, too. (http://www.webfitz.com/lyrics/Lyrics/1975/161975.html)

Posted by: Vance at July 9, 2006 6:42 PM

Rob,

You're right, I meant "Bar room."
Hmmm, ballroom squid dancing - no doubt a black tie event!

Posted by: Ted Demopoulos at July 9, 2006 10:23 PM

http://www.dilbert.com/comics/sunshineclub/archive/images/sunshineclub21046950060710.gif