Posted on 02/22/2007 12:39:52 PM PST by Kitten Festival
An adult specimen of the world’s largest known squid was hauled to the surface by a New Zealand longliner fishing for toothfish in Antarctic waters. The creature, known as a colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni) and with eyes the size of a car tire weighed an estimated 450 kilograms.
The squid was eating a hooked toothfish when it was hauled from the deep by the vessel San Aspiring.
"It is likely that it is the first intact adult male colossal squid to ever be successfully landed," Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton said today. "The scientific community will be very interested in this amazing creature".
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Colossal squid hooked with rings the size of tractor tyres (May be largest ever caught)
Tractor tires?!? Wow.
That's a big sucker !
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We are going to need a bigger boat.
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Holy moly! Maybe those ancient mariners tales of giant squid attacking ships is true after all.
If there are more of those, the price of squid will drop in seafood restaurants.
I was thinking that too. I wouldn't want to get near one of them ewwwww.
Colossal squid hooked with rings the size of tractor tyres
(May be largest ever caught)
The Sydney Morning Herald | February 22, 2007
Posted on 02/22/2007 3:51:48 AM EST by Stoat
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