" Last month, Dr. Phil Wilby’s crew drew a picture of a belemnite — a Jurassic squid — with its own ink.70 “We felt … it would be the ultimate self-portrait,” Wilby said. From Dr. Wilby, and other scientists, we can tell a story of how his crew may have gotten the...
created by hungeski | 9 wks ago | updated 9 wks ago 131 views | 0 recommendations | 2 comments
" Hundreds of aggressive jumbo flying squid have appeared off the coast of San Diego, attacking divers and washing up dead on beaches. The 5-foot long sea monsters, which have razor-sharp beaks and toothy...
It seems that people either love fish or consider it repugnant, but either way, one cannot ignore its important relevance to our diet. Speaking on a global scale, millions of people depend on our oceans for their...
opinion by Swan | 37 wks ago | updated 37 wks ago 628 views | 52 recommendations | 13 comments
What do you do if you're at the bottom of the oceanic food chain? Why, engage in massive orgies while would-be predators lurk nearby, of course. Just a day in the life of a market squid. These little...
created by Jordan Yerman | 40 wks ago | updated 39 wks ago 490 views | 7 recommendations | 6 comments
National Geographic has released their top ten news stories of 2008.From a squid to a 'sky frown' these are what make our world a fascinating place to be. "These are the most read stories covered by National...
created by Amy Judd | 48 wks ago | updated 46 wks ago 2699 views | 31 recommendations | 5 comments
Someone's going to have a lot of ika sushi leftovers..."MELBOURNE, Australia - Australian fishermen have hauled up a six-metre-long giant squid off the country's southeastern coast.Skipper Rangi Pene says the...
created by Rob Peters | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 532 views | 0 recommendations | 2 comments
"Scientists in New Zealand are examining a rare intact colossal squid specimen that will soon be dissected by knife. The 10-metre (34 feet) long, half-tonne carcass has been defrosting since Monday in Wellington, after the squid was trapped in a fishing net last year.Very...
created by AlanEvans | 1 year ago 166 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Hungry, hungry jumbo squid. They can measure up to 7 feet long and 110 pounds, and they're moving in large numbers into waters off central California -- devouring commercial fish populations. Scientists believe...
created by Brian A Kennedy | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 1012 views | 0 recommendations | 2 comments
Jul. 13 - Scientists in Australia are examining a giant squid that washed up on Tasmania's west coast.
The
squid was found on Ocean Beach, near Strahan, on the western coast of
the island state of Tasmania....
created by apple_lipsis | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 295 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
gCaptain.com tells us: Fisherman have discovered thousands of Jumbo Squid off the Southern California coast this week.Ventura County fishermen have caught hundreds of squid in recent days, according to the...
Looks like some fisherman (I assume from New Zealand) have caught a squid which is weighing in at around 900+ pounds. According to a squid expert in New Zealand this monster would produce Calamari rings the size of dinner plates.Now that is some good eating. :)
created by dmc68 | 2 years ago 456 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
"Monster-size, deep-sea squid that use their glowing arms to blind and stun their prey have been filmed in the wild for the first time, scientists say.
The mysterious creatures were videotaped as they hunted deep in the North Pacific Ocean off southeastern Japan"
Happy 2007! How about starting this year "eating" something different? How about a glowing squid for example? :)
Another awesome creation from the "creative" people out-there.
" ANCHORAGE, Alaska - They're pink, slippery and decidedly not cute, especially if you are a pollock fisherman in the Bering Sea pulling up a slew of unusable squid this summer. The problem took on alarming proportions in early July when fishermen netted more than 500 tons...
created by Populux | 3 years ago 460 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments