Huge eyeball from unknown creature washes ashore on Florida beach

Orlando Sentinel ^ | 10-11-2012 | David Fleshler

[smoothsailing]

Huge eyeball from unknown creature washes ashore on Florida beach

By David Fleshler, Sun Sentinel
October 11, 2012

A giant eyeball from a mysterious sea creature washed ashore Wednesday in Pompano Beach.

No one knows what species the huge eyeball came from, but whatever it is, it has blue eyes and has to be big enough to have eyeballs bigger than softballs. Among the possibilities being discussed are a giant squid, some other large fish or a whale or other large marine mammal.

A man spotted the eyeball Wednesday and reported it to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

"He was walking along the beach and found it and thought it looked like something cool," said Carli Segelson, spokeswoman for the commission.

[bunkerhill7]

It`s from a domestic surveillance drone that crashed into the ocean.

[Liberty Valance]

Giant squid eyeball?

[JoeProBono]

A giant squid eye—the biggest eye in the animal kingdom.

[Bigg Red]

Well, I suspect it has magic powers, as the person holding the eye in the photo has sprouted toes on two fingers!

[WellyP]

1000+ pound Marlin!

[1_Rain_Drop]

I’d love to have that eyeball and use it as a security camera.

[Tijeras_Slim]

"Constant Vigilance!"

[JoeProBono]

[rawcatslyentist]

[Slyfox]

[Wage Slave]

Yuck. I’ve watched them eat cow eyeball tacos in Mexico. Mesmerizing.

[smoothsailing]

Mascot? :)

[JoeProBono]

[Slyfox]

No, giant squid night. Only one person had one and he stole the eye before he threw it over the glass.

[Deaf Smith]

HAL's cousin? *I can't do that Dave*

HAL's eye was red.

[o2bfree]

[mikrofon]

[wesagain]

[wesagain]

Speaking of Helen Thomas..........I wonder if it tastes like chicken!!!???

[TASMANIANRED]

Must have been playing with his Red Ryder.