Does this colossal squid give anyone else the creeps?

[Poiuyt]

New Zealand fishermen caught it near the Antarctic:



full story:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6385071.stm?ls

It reminds me too much of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea

[Forkboy]

1. Doesn't creep me out but it does make me hungry

Mmmmmmmmmm....calamari!

[baldguy]

3. Mon Calamari

[Forkboy]

6. I'd deep fry that guy in a second!

Mmmmmmmm....space calamari!

[slj0101]

28. Itsh a trap!!

:D

[BreweryYardRat]

17. Makes me hungry too, but you can't pull that off.

Large squids like that develop high levels of ammonia in their flesh in order to stay buoyant. Eating calamari made from that squid would be like eating bathroom cleaner.

[Gold Metal Flake]

2. It bothers me because it means man is fishing deeper than ever.

How long does it take a giant squid to mature sexually? How many are there? Two have been killed recently, how will that affect the population? What about whatever is hauled up from that depth?

I nevcer thought it possible that we could kill the oceans until just last year. The ocean populations are gonna crash.

[Midlodemocrat]

23. My thought exactly.

[GirlinContempt]

4. Sweet!

[Arugula Latte]

5. I'm sort of sad the giant squid is no longer a somewhat mythical beast.

Until just recently, giant squids were the stuff of legends, fueled by a stray tentacle here and there and huge sucker marks on sperm whales. Now they are of this world, so to speak, and it sort of makes me melancholy.

[Poiuyt]

7. We'll always have Nessie!

[Arugula Latte]

13. Yeah, until they capture her and put her in a touring freak show

with Sasquatch, Yeti, and Carrot Top :cry:

[eppur_se_muova]

21. How horribly cruel and inhumane.

No one should have to share billing with Carrot Top.

[Drum]

18. same here...

:dilemma:

[leftofthedial]

8. It reminds me too much

of Dick Cheney

[Arugula Latte]

9. Please...there's a big difference.

One is a bottom-dwelling, vengeful monster, leaving a swath of death and destruction in the wake of its slimy, murderous arms. The other is a large cephalopod.

[leftofthedial]

10. buh dum psssssht

-rimshot-

[Arugula Latte]

12. Thank you! Thank you! Don't forget to tip your waitresses ...

:hi:

[leftofthedial]

14. will you be here all week?

should we try the veal?


:hi:

[Arugula Latte]

16. Yes, I'll be here through February ...

And may I suggest the giant calimari instead of the veal?

:9

[Blue_Tires]

25. well played!

[LeftyMom]

11. Oh look! Chthulu had a baby. And they killed it. I'm sure this will go well.

:eyes:

[Rhythm]

15. Yep... dad's gonna be pissed...

[Rhiannon12866]

19. They were showing giant squid on Olbermann, tonight.

They give me the creeps, too, and that's saying something. I have no problem with spiders or snakes, but these are definitely creepy.:scared:

[FuzzySlippers]

20. It makes me nostalgic for the time

a dead baby squid was the Lounge mascot. :(

[LostinVA]

22. Really cool, but also kinda creepy, in a Jules Verne way

[Cobalt-60]

24. mmmm Calimmarri

Quick , get a skillet and a stick of butter!

[zingaro]

26. I read somewhere that the squid was so big

that calamari rings, if made, would be as big as semi tires.

[chknltl]

30. I heard that too but

...judging from the photo this sounds a bit exagerated... maybe squid-rings about the size of those wimpy looking spare tires.

[Kat45]

27. All squids give me the creeps.

[freethought]

29. Hey, there are squid in the oceans likely larger than that one! n/t

[xchrom]

31. noodley appendage.