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January 25, 2008

Friday Squid Blogging: National Geographic Colossal Squid Photo

It's also dead:

Heavier than even giant squid, colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni) have eyes as wide as dinner plates and sharp hooks on some of their suckers. The new specimen weighs in at an estimated 990 pounds (450 kilograms).

Posted on January 25, 2008 at 04:40 PM • 4 Comments • View Blog Reactions

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"For one thing, added the Auckland University of Technology professor, the squid would yield calamari rings the size of tractor tires."

Will they serve these at TGI Friday's?

Posted by: Durable Alloy at January 25, 2008 06:00 PM

Who decided that length trumps weight in determiining the largest invertebrate?

It's hard to imagine swallowing either colossal or giant at great depth—or anywhere.

Posted by: Sedgequill at January 25, 2008 08:34 PM

Always love seeing what you've netted for your Friday Squid Blogging post. Did you come up with the idea because "blogging" sounds like "jigging", the name used for fishing squid?

Posted by: fish-lover at January 27, 2008 12:50 PM

OMG. I could be next.

Posted by: Cthulhu at January 30, 2008 02:57 PM