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July 28, 2005

At Last--A Giant Squid Story

My fabulous buddy Alethea sent me the following story from the Sydney Morning Herald. If you've been reading this blog a really long time, you might remember that I've always had a thing about giant squid. I think they're fascinating critters, and I'm itching for the day when somebody figures out how to either catch a live one, or film one swimming about down in the stygian depths. In this new story, it develops the enigmatic beasts might actually be cannibals.

Giant squid might be cannibals, University of Tasmanian researchers say.

The scientists have analysed the gut contents of a giant squid caught by fishermen off the west coast of the state in 1999. They found three tentacle fragments and 12 squid beaks, New Scientist reports.

Read the rest here. To whet your appetite for giant squiddy goodness, I should mention there's also a great photo of a recently caught specimen. I'm told giant squid, once you haul them ashore, stink of ammonia. Ew.

Thanks, Alethea! (I'll post your other items shortly.)

Posted by adrian at July 28, 2005 08:18 PM

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It turns out those "giant squid" are actually aliens from that mysterious object outside the orbit of Pluto. They crashed here hundreds of years ago, and have survived the hostile environment like the Donner party -- hoping to be rescued one day, but in the meantime snacking on each other to stay alive.

I'm sure there's at least a short story in there somewhere. :)

Posted by: Cubicle Dweller [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 29, 2005 11:39 PM

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