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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Trey replied on Sat Feb 24, 2007 @ 10:33am |
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[ www.beehive.govt.nz ] NZ fishermen land colossal squid The squid took about two hours to land New Zealand fishermen have caught what is expected to be a world-record-breaking colossal squid. Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton said the squid, weighing an estimated 450kg (990lb),took two hours to land in Antarctic waters. Local news said the Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni was about 10m (33ft) long, and was the first adult colossal squid landed intact. One expert said calamari rings made from it would be like tractor tyres. "I can assure you that this is going to draw phenomenal interest. It is truly amazing," Steve O'Shea from Auckland's University of Technology told local media. Colossal squid, which are found deep in Antarctic waters, are thought to be about the same length as giant squid (Architeutis dux) but are much heavier. The species was first identified in 1925, but very few specimens have been found. The first specimen recovered intact, a 150kg (330lb) immature female, was caught on the surface in the Ross Sea near the Antarctic coast in April 2003. 'Nearly dead' Mr Anderton said the fishermen had been fishing for Patagonian toothfish in deep Antarctic waters when the squid - which was eating a toothfish - was caught. "The squid was almost dead when it reached the surface, and the careful work of the crew was paramount in getting this specimen aboard in good condition," he said. The squid was frozen in the ship's hull and brought back to New Zealand for scientific examination. "The colossal squid has just arrived in New Zealand and it is likely that it is the first intact adult male colossal squid to ever be successfully landed," Mr Anderton said. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» LiiLii replied on Sun Feb 25, 2007 @ 9:55pm |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Screwhead replied on Sun Feb 25, 2007 @ 10:02pm |
 Coolness: 685795 | I want tire-sized calmari rings!
omg that would RULE! I've heard of playing with your food, but you could make a tire-swing out of it! |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» DrGonzo replied on Sun Feb 25, 2007 @ 10:25pm |
 Coolness: 266160 | holy shit thats insane! |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Screwhead replied on Sun Feb 25, 2007 @ 10:35pm |
| Coolness: 685795 | I want shrimp that big! |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» DrGonzo replied on Sun Feb 25, 2007 @ 10:58pm |
| Coolness: 266160 | yeah!
we could feed like.. 3 people with that hting! yeah! |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» cvxn replied on Mon Feb 26, 2007 @ 1:17pm |
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Too bad he died though.. Maybe they hauled him up so fast he couldn't cope with the pressure changes? Pauvre ti. Oy, I found a very interesting webpage about giant and colossal squids [ www.tonmo.com ] Colossal squids haves spikes!!! @__@ |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Trey replied on Mon Feb 26, 2007 @ 3:22pm |
| Coolness: 102970 | the Squid is already dead when they pick him/her up. And i think that is only a Giant Squid, not a Colossal one.
hehe, You didn't know Colossal Squids have spike tentacles? When scientist find sperm whales beached on the shore, their body is covered with scars..... with some spikes still embedded in them. They was some Nature on it on Discovery. oh cool i didn't know they have "saw" rings... |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» cvxn replied on Mon Feb 26, 2007 @ 7:13pm |
| Coolness: 178850 | yah, might not date those ones ;) |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» DCRn replied on Wed Feb 28, 2007 @ 1:34pm |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» DrGonzo replied on Wed Feb 28, 2007 @ 3:05pm |
| Coolness: 266160 | !! wow.
i heart squids O_O |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» cvxn replied on Thu Mar 1, 2007 @ 1:41pm |
| Coolness: 178850 | Me demande si son cerveau a été crushé...
Pis, sinon, comment elle fait... elle a un cerveau mou? -__O *i heart squids O_O* who doesn't? They are so cute! |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Screwhead replied on Thu Mar 1, 2007 @ 1:46pm |
| Coolness: 685795 | [ en.wikipedia.org ] |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Trey replied on Thu Mar 1, 2007 @ 3:48pm |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» cvxn replied on Fri Mar 2, 2007 @ 9:59am |
| Coolness: 178850 | Ahh, là je comprends, sur Wikipedia c'est écrit: An octopus has a highly complex nervous system, only part of which is localized in its brain. Two-thirds of an octopus's neurons are found in the nerve cords of its arms, which have a remarkable amount of autonomy. ;)
Il est cute le glass squid! tout transparent! |
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