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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.'"

2 of 149 comments (clear)

  1. Re:This article is NOT NEWS by gujo-odori · · Score: 0, Troll

    Heck, it was on *CNN* two days ago. They set a new /. record for lameness on this one :p

  2. Giant squid + Slashdot = ??? by MilesAttacca · · Score: 0, Troll

    Unless it's been radioactively mutated, risen from the dead, and is now terrorizing Sydney, I really don't get why a giant squid report belongs on Slashdot. Now, if it *is* a giant radioactive mutated zombie squid rampage in Sydney, the Slashdotting public has a right to know! :o

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