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60' Squid Washes up on Tasmanian Beach

Posted by timothy on from the wanna-wrestle dept.

Astrobirdr writes "CNN has a story about a giant squid that recently washed up on a Tasmanian beach. Some think it might be a new species." 60 feet long is enough for a lot of calimari.

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  1. Re:Steel Cables? by ShavenYak · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I'm not a marine biologist, but what do you suppose giant squid need to bite through that is "as strong as a steel cable?"

    Well, any good design has some margin of safety. You wouldn't want the squid to only barely be able to bite through its food, or its beak wouldn't last long. That said, I imagine you need a good deal of force to break open something like a chambered nautilus (the shellfish, not the submarine).

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