Friday, February 23, 2007

Fishermen haul in world's biggest squid

A gigantic 10m-long squid, believed to be the largest ever found, has been caught by New Zealand fishermen in the Ross Sea.

Weighing an estimated 450kg, the colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni) was eating a hooked toothfish when it was hauled to the surface of the New Zealand vessel San Aspiring, owned by the Sanford seafood company.


Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni @ wiki
Though it is known from only a few specimens, current estimates put its maximum size at 12–14 metres

Pretty scary creature, I wouldn't want to meet that while swimming, or diving in one of those mini submersibles. I do hope they catch some footage of a live one soon.
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4 comments:

  1. pimp-a-lot bear23 February, 2007 15:52

    brrr...

    It doesn't look nice, but it's still better than a giant octopus.

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  2. cybrbeast23 February, 2007 16:52

    A giant octopus only reaches 71 kg, though it has a 4.3m arm span. It does looks scarier.

    Octopus wrestling :)

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  3. annom23 February, 2007 17:47

    eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek! Ugly thingy!

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  4. dekus24 February, 2007 10:02

    omg they caught bubbles! :(

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