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VIDEO: Jumbo squid invade San Diego shores, spook divers
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Posted on 07/16/2009 1:58:38 PM PDT by JoeProBono

Thousands of jumbo flying squid - aggressive 5-foot-long sea monsters with razor-sharp beaks and toothy tentacles - have invaded the shallow waters off San Diego, spooking scuba divers and washing up dead on tourist-packed beaches.

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TOPICS: Pets/Animals; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: calamari; cryptozoology; giantsquid; kraken; marinebiology; sandiego; squid
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To: Daffynition

Seems to be enjoying it.


21 posted on 07/16/2009 3:39:22 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: Brad from Tennessee

The local paper should report the good news that Burmese pythons are out of this world when cooked properly.


22 posted on 07/16/2009 3:43:13 PM PDT by 353FMG (Death is Life without Freedom.)
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To: JoeProBono
I have caught these squid while fishing in the Sea of Cortez down in Mexico. They are very aggressive and a pain in the rear when you don't want them eating your hook. When they get them to the boat they try to jet you with water and ink as they flash their colors. Getting inked is fun if is not you. We used them for chum and bait, and ate some of the smaller ones.

While at one camp site we had a school of them come into the bay. You could here the siphons jetting when they entered the shallower water. 100s beached themselves only to dye after squirting their last jet of water.

One spot we camped, a large fishery was based on the squid (rojo diablo). The panga fleet would run out in the middle of the night and return later with their hall of squid hours later. I believe most is sold to Asian markets. One afternoon the several women and the children from the panga camp drove up and parked right next to us, as they are prone to do. They prepared a lunch a calamar ceviche on the tailgate and served us all cups of it. It was delicious.

I have herd that if you want to eat them they should be cleaned ASAP or they can taste foul.

23 posted on 07/16/2009 3:52:13 PM PDT by mickey finn
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To: JoeProBono

24 posted on 07/16/2009 3:54:19 PM PDT by Daffynition ("If any of you die, can I please have your ammo?" ~ Gator113)
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To: mickey finn

25 posted on 07/16/2009 3:56:03 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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To: JoeProBono

WTH? Blech!


26 posted on 07/16/2009 4:18:58 PM PDT by mickey finn
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To: 353FMG

[. . .Burmese pythons are out of this world when cooked properly.]

They make jackets, boots and accessories from python skin.

http://www.thefind.com/apparel/info-natural-python-skin


27 posted on 07/16/2009 4:42:53 PM PDT by Brad from Tennessee (A politician can't give you anything he hasn't first stolen from you.)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

I understand that they have become a plague in Florida. They might as well make good use of their meat. They can always sell it as giant ox-tail.


28 posted on 07/16/2009 5:20:41 PM PDT by 353FMG (Death is Life without Freedom.)
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To: 353FMG
I read the state has recruited a number of experts to capture pythons in Florida and euthanize them. If nobody gets killed they may start issuing licenses to people who want to trap them for commercial purposes. They grow up to 200 pounds. That's a big ox tail.
29 posted on 07/16/2009 6:23:54 PM PDT by Brad from Tennessee (A politician can't give you anything he hasn't first stolen from you.)
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