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Old 09-28-2005, 07:51 PM
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Default giant squid photographed!!!!
Gosh I know you're TOTALLY excited like I am. I mean its architeuthis people! Like 3 miles under the sea, dinner plate sized eyeballed, plenty of dead specimens but none seen alive GIANT SQUID!



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Old 09-28-2005, 08:51 PM
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How big is that?
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Old 09-28-2005, 08:54 PM
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:werd: without a frame of reference... it just looks like a lil squid to me....


but by your remark (dinner plate sized eyeballs) i figure it's huge
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Old 09-28-2005, 09:04 PM
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what's the beam pointing towards it?
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Old 09-28-2005, 09:30 PM
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thats sweet i remember watching some special on the giant squid on discovery or something. the team searched for a long time and never found any
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Old 09-28-2005, 09:43 PM
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http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapc...ion=cnn_latest
that "beam" is a rope/line with bait
and ive read the eyeballs can reach 18" in diameter
larger than most dinner plates ive seen
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Old 09-28-2005, 09:58 PM
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ive always been interested in giant squid.
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Old 09-28-2005, 10:08 PM
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That's awesome!
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Old 09-28-2005, 11:38 PM
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now where's the video of the sperm whale eating one
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Old 09-29-2005, 12:09 AM
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Lets see how they taste! Dibs!
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