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Lady Freedom Returns

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Tue Jan 14, 2014, 07:42 PM Jan 2014

That's a whole lot of Calamari !!!!

Rare Giant Squid, Reportedly Caught By Japanese Fisherman, Is Terrifying
Posted: 01/13/2014 3:00 pm EST | Updated: 01/14/2014 2:55 pm EST


Although recent reports of an enormous, radioactive squid turned out to be false, a giant squid hauled in by a fisherman in Japan last week appears to be quite real, and quite weird.

The giant squid, a legendary sea creature rarely caught by humans, was netted by Shigenori Goto off Japan's Sadogashima Island in Niigata Prefecture, reports Grind TV.

Local video of the squid before and after its capture claims the bizarre-looking cephalopod weighs more than 160 kg (350 pounds) and measures over 4 meters (13 feet) long. With it's eight, sucker-covered arms and massive eyes, it's no wonder these creatures inspired tall tales that terrified seafarers for centuries
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That's a whole lot of Calamari !!!! (Original Post) Lady Freedom Returns Jan 2014 OP
That would taste like rubber bands. In_The_Wind Jan 2014 #1
They don't look terrified. Scuba Jan 2014 #2
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