Colossal Squid Caught off Antarctica, length 43FT!
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In Antarctica’s Ross Sea, a fishing boat has caught what is likely the world’s biggest known colossal squid (yes, that’s the species’ name), New Zealand officials announced today. Heavier than even giant squid, colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni) have eyes as wide as dinner plates and sharp hooks on some of their suckers. The new specimen weighs in at an estimated 990 pounds (450 kilograms).
[...] remember when a Colossal squid was found a little over a year ago? Scientists have finally got to examine it in four hours time, they will [...]
April 28th, 2008 at 10:26 am