Giant Squid photographed in the wild

[MickeyLumbo]

Ursula lives!


( i wonder how long before Sactown claims he has a colossal squid?)

http://www.bol.ucla.edu/~dlfreak/ursula.MP3

[scaeagles]

Originally Posted by MickeyLumbo

( i wonder how long before Sactown claims he has a colossal squid?)

Have you guys been comparing tentacles again?

[Gemini Cricket]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

Have you guys been comparing tentacles again?

Squid envy

[mousepod]

Oh great. Now there's a picture of my greatest childhood fear. In real life. yay.

[Not Afraid]

BAAAAAD mental picture just entered my head. BAAAAAD.

Edit: I had to get rid of the evidence. It was haunting me.

[scaeagles]

Hey - they gotta bag their prey somehow.

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Very cool footage. Makes you wonder what else lurks about that we just haven't seen yet.

[€uroMeinke]

Originally Posted by Motorboat Cruiser

Very cool footage. Makes you wonder what else lurks about that we just haven't seen yet.

The Jaguar Shark!

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Originally Posted by €uroMeinke

The Jaguar Shark!

Interesting that you should mention that.

Link.

September 7, 2005—Science never sleeps, even when facing down a hurricane. Luckily for a handful of deep sea explorers, they've found a rather unusual nightlight.

This still photo from a video taken on August 22 shows the first visual evidence of the fluorescent chain catshark. Scientists taking part in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Operation Deep Scope 2005 expedition found the three-foot-long (one-meter-long) animal on the sea floor of the Gulf of Mexico.

The fluorescent shark was initially observed—though not captured on film—during last year's Deep Scope expedition. Starstruck researchers noted that the glowing menace bears an uncanny resemblance to the fictional jaguar shark pursued by Bill Murray in the 2004 movie The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou.

[AllyOops!]

Originally Posted by €uroMeinke

The Jaguar Shark!

Doesn't he work for Galpin? Isn't he the salesman who sold me my Jag? It sure felt like it at the time! Hardy har har. Just kiddin'.

Very interesting link, GD! It made me shudder just a little bit. My Dad and I actually just had a HUGE discussion on sea monsters the other day. He was the one who told me about this squid. Then, he told me to google sea monsters and look at some of the creepy stuff that comes up. So, I did!

I'm actually reading about sea serpents while I post. I just finished reading all about the masbate monster, which I had to be honest, at first glance, read as "masturbate monster" to me. The masturbate monster does exist, that I know. I think they call him "ex-boyfriend".