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Giant Squid Washed Ashore in Australia

Posted by Zonk on from the don't-try-to-make-calamari dept.

twofish writes "Yahoo News is reporting that the carcass of a giant squid, nearly 8 meters in length, washed ashore in Australia on Wednesday. The creature's mantle is over two meters in length and almost a full meter across. The creature, stretched out, is in total more than eight meters long. 'Scientists would take samples from the creature, identified by state parks officials as an Architeuthis, which can grow to more than 10 meters (33 feet) in length and weigh more than 275 kilograms (606 pounds). The Tasmanian animal was 250 kg ... Giant squid, once believed to be mythical despite occasional sightings by mariners, feed on fish and other squid. Last year, fishermen off the Falkland Islands caught a complete animal measuring 8.62 meters.'"

12 of 149 comments (clear)

  1. Stick by Eudial · · Score: 5, Funny

    Poke it with a stick! Poke it with a stick! I dare you to poke it with a stick!

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    GAAH! MY PRINTER IS ON FIRE!!! PUT IT OUT! PUT IT OUT!
  2. I love squid by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Of course, I have a lot of cache.

    1. Re:I love squid by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

      Do you know what else is 8 meters long? My squid. Ie, my penis. I'm offering free rides for the ladies out there.

  3. Fast food by scum-e-bag · · Score: 1, Funny

    Giant calamari rings anyone?

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    Does it go on forever?
    1. Re:Fast food by Tackhead · · Score: 2, Funny
      > Giant calamari rings anyone?

      "It's a TRAP!"

  4. But.... by cstdenis · · Score: 0, Funny

    Will it blend?

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  5. My squid by Penguinshit · · Score: 3, Funny

    is 3128 cm long.

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    I have something in common with Stephen Hawking...

  6. Translation for Linux fanbois by tttonyyy · · Score: 5, Funny

    A proxy with a memory leak has segfaulted at Australia's ioctl interface.

    Debuggers are taking core samples for analysis.

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  7. Inbreeding? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I'm surprised it didn't have two heads, being that it was from Tasmania!

  8. Re:This is a reply to your post. by toleraen · · Score: 2, Funny

    I am drinking Warsteiner now with my right hand and mouth I gotta say, I'm a little frightened that you made sure to specify you were consuming Warsteiner through your mouth.
  9. Screw that... by crovira · · Score: 4, Funny

    Besides that, two foot wide calimari rings probably end up tasting like erasers.

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  10. Just got to love the Ads by sa1lnr · · Score: 2, Funny

    http://home.clara.net/lesmcdm/images/squid.png