[turtle777]

3.5 m (11.4 feet) long.

According to biologists, she was just a baby. OMG. Fully grown they are believed to be up to 20m (65 ft) long.

Unfortunately, she died after the catch.





-t

[C.A.T.S. CEO]

x3,000

[USB HUB]

Just think of what other wonders are in the other unknown world (oceans).

[The Godfather]

Originally Posted by turtle777 

Unfortunately, she died after the catch.

What else can be expected from a gilled creature out of the water? I am not judging this fisherman, who probably has 3+ mouths to feed, but no effort was done to conserve the life of the squid.

[Lateralus]

Originally Posted by USB HUB 

Just think of what other wonders are in the other unknown world (oceans).

Yeah. There's probably as much **** to explore under the ocean as there is to explore in space. But at this rate we'll have killed most of it before we ever have a chance to discover and study it.

Kinda reminds me of that old riddle about whether or not a falling tree makes a sound if there's nobody around to hear it; Can you cause the extinction of something when you didn't know it existed...

[moonmonkey]

Originally Posted by USB HUB 

Just think of what other wonders are in the other unknown world (oceans).

Maybe that was the last one.

[Eriamjh]

Calimari for everyone!

[Eug Wanker]

Bideo

[mac128k-1984]

That's cool that they caught it on tape, but then in trying to capture it, they killed it. Why capture it in the first place, keep it in a tiny tank and watch it. I think letting it swim the oceans is a better life for the squid.

[turtle777]

Originally Posted by mac128k-1984 

That's cool that they caught it on tape, but then in trying to capture it, they killed it. Why capture it in the first place, keep it in a tiny tank and watch it. I think letting it swim the oceans is a better life for the squid.

Well, I think they were interested in scientific study of a live giant squid.

-t

[mac128k-1984]

Originally Posted by turtle777 

Well, I think they were interested in scientific study of a live giant squid.

-t

I understand, they've been trying to catch one for years, the issue is they are so rare why endanger the life of the animal just to see what makes it tick.

[tie]

Originally Posted by The Godfather 

What else can be expected from a gilled creature out of the water? I am not judging this fisherman, who probably has 3+ mouths to feed, but no effort was done to conserve the life of the squid.

They were scientists, not fishermen. (Of course, they're Japanese, so one should be skeptical, but even still I think they are real scientists.)

Also, there's no evidence that these are particularly rare. The sperm whales that eat them are not endangered, for example.

[Dork.]

It's good we caught that terrorist cephalopod, but too bad that our interrogation techniques were a bit too agressive! Next time we'll make sure to ease off the airboarding....

[turtle777]

Originally Posted by mac128k-1984 

I understand, they've been trying to catch one for years, the issue is they are so rare why endanger the life of the animal just to see what makes it tick.

Are they so rare ?

Or are they just hard to catch ?

-t

[Eug Wanker]

Originally Posted by turtle777 

Are they so rare ?

Or are they just hard to catch ?

-t

Yes

[turtle777]

Originally Posted by Eug Wanker 

Yes

No.

It should be

1) No
2) Yes.

-t

[ShortcutToMoncton]

It was probably the temperature change that killed her.

greg

[Dork.]

Originally Posted by ShortcutToMoncton 

It was probably the temperature change that killed her.

greg

Yet another thing to blame on Global Warming....

[hayesk]

It was more likely the decompression that killed it. Squids live in deep (i.e. high-pressure) water.

[ShortcutToMoncton]

Originally Posted by hayesk 

It was more likely the decompression that killed it. Squids live in deep (i.e. high-pressure) water.

A common misconception about deep-sea creatures. They almost invariably die when caught and brought to the surface, and many people speculate about the change in compression. But it isn't so.

Deep-sea water is astonishingly cold (probably below zero for the most part). It's the difference in temperature that kills most deep-sea creatures brought to the surface. Put them in a bucket of ice-cold water and they often miraculously revive.

greg

[Wiskedjak]

Originally Posted by turtle777 

No.

It should be

1) No
2) Yes.

-t

Actually, it should be "we don't know".

The point about sperm whales is a good one, but, are giant squid the only things sperm whales feed off of? If not, then sperm whale numbers are not perfect indicators of giant squid numbers.

Personally, I'm still waiting for this guy:

[badidea]

Originally Posted by Eriamjh 

Calimari

Originally Posted by Eug Wanker 

Bideo

Calimari-Bideo??

[el chupacabra]

The colossal squid is even bigger... if you don't stretch giant squid out like rubber bands they'er only about 30ft including the 2 long tenticles.

heres the story (didnt see it posted) these guys have been studying squid for a long time and believe misshandling killed it when it tried to get away.
http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/...cctimes_nation

Giant squid aren't considered rare at all by any researhers that I know of. The species lives all around the world typically in deep canyons where people don't go or fish. It should be noted that they have been caught in fishing nets (dead by the time it reaches surface).

[mac128k-1984]

Originally Posted by turtle777 

Are they so rare ?

Or are they just hard to catch ?

-t

I don't know if they are rare but scientists and people have failed to capture one, either on film on by hand. They've only found the dead carcusses. Based on that you can make you're own assumptions, it seems to me they're rare but who knows.

[olePigeon]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4288772.stm

There was a giant squid caught on video. You can probably find it on YouTube or Google.