Simbi Laveau Posted October 12, 2012 #1 Share Posted October 12, 2012 http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/36349/giant+mystery+eyeball+discovered+on+south+florida+beach/ A giant eyeball was found by a beach comber ,on a Florida beach,earlier this week. Researchers are sure its from a marine animal ,they're just not sure which one . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey14 Posted October 12, 2012 #2 Share Posted October 12, 2012 I would guess it comes from a big marlin. The eye looks exactly the same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGirl Posted October 12, 2012 #3 Share Posted October 12, 2012 omg it's huge! *shudders* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey14 Posted October 12, 2012 #4 Share Posted October 12, 2012 omg it's huge! *shudders* You have no idea how much I want to say something for that but it is to perfect a setup so I will refrain. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hasina Posted October 12, 2012 #5 Share Posted October 12, 2012 omg it's huge! *shudders* Well, I don't mean to brag... It's probably from a giant squid... if you know what I mean. ;D 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harlequin Dreamer Posted October 12, 2012 #6 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Silly humans and when you find our giant ear we will be able to see and hear you brrwwww ha ha ha. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simbi Laveau Posted October 12, 2012 Author #7 Share Posted October 12, 2012 I never would have guessed a marlin . Do the get that big ? I mean its huge ....really huge (this can be the subtle innuendo thread) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q-C Posted October 12, 2012 #8 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Awesome! Interesting, yet cool and creepy and kinda Halloweeny! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simbi Laveau Posted October 12, 2012 Author #9 Share Posted October 12, 2012 I would guess it comes from a big marlin. The eye looks exactly the same http://www.marlinmag.com/species/fish-species/biggest-marlin-ever-caught I'm not sure. The eye on this one,does.t even look as big the one they have. They need two hands to hold it . And there aren't many,this big . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harlequin Dreamer Posted October 13, 2012 #10 Share Posted October 13, 2012 Lets hope the old proverb doesn't come about an eye for an eye or the guy that found is in deep sh!t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
None of the above Posted October 13, 2012 #11 Share Posted October 13, 2012 Gotta love the 'experts' "According to knoxnews.com, agency spokeswoman Carli Segelson says the eyeball belongs to a marine animal, and possible candidates include a giant squid, a whale or some type of large fish" Way to 'narrow it down' It's obviously a fishes eye of some sort. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyLuisLeel Posted October 13, 2012 #12 Share Posted October 13, 2012 dont feel bad Grey14 my chic says it all time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Rayne Posted October 13, 2012 #13 Share Posted October 13, 2012 it does look alot like grey's pic, and it's hard to tell the size without a reference. even more I would like to know what the last thing that eye saw was Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merc14 Posted October 13, 2012 #14 Share Posted October 13, 2012 (edited) Either a giant or colossal squid http://news.discover...out-120316.html Edited October 13, 2012 by Merc14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Rayne Posted October 13, 2012 #15 Share Posted October 13, 2012 looks like several aquatic species have similar eyes, nice pics grey and merc! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orcseeker Posted October 13, 2012 #16 Share Posted October 13, 2012 (edited) I believe it looks quite similar to the eye of a swordfish Edited October 13, 2012 by Saru Removed images for copyright reasons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insanity Posted October 13, 2012 #17 Share Posted October 13, 2012 Reportedly solved, belonging to a marlin. http://deepseanews.com/2012/10/solved-where-did-the-big-eye-in-the-sea-come-from/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little_dreamer Posted October 13, 2012 #18 Share Posted October 13, 2012 Now they are saying it could belong to a bigeye thresher shark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DieChecker Posted October 14, 2012 #19 Share Posted October 14, 2012 (edited) http://www.jconline....|text|FRONTPAGE A huge, softball-size eyeball that washed ashore in Pompano Beach, Fla. may have come from a deep sea squid or a large sword fish, the Associated Press reports. *Snip* I think I'm going to vote Swordfish, or something simiilar. The skin around the eye looks like fish skin to me. Other opinions?? Edited October 14, 2012 by Still Waters Removed copyrighted image Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DieChecker Posted October 14, 2012 #20 Share Posted October 14, 2012 LOL. I thought it strange that this had not been posted. I did try a search, but maybe I did not have the whole forum selected?? Looks like I was right it was from a large fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mnemonix Posted October 15, 2012 #21 Share Posted October 15, 2012 That's nature, always full of surprises. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simbi Laveau Posted October 15, 2012 Author #22 Share Posted October 15, 2012 So its narrowed down to three possibilities. Just DNA test it already . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninhursag Posted October 15, 2012 #23 Share Posted October 15, 2012 Reportedly solved, belonging to a marlin. http://deepseanews.com/2012/10/solved-where-did-the-big-eye-in-the-sea-come-from/ That's just a coverup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
None of the above Posted October 16, 2012 #24 Share Posted October 16, 2012 That's nature, always full of surprises. The question is, what the hell suprised that Swordfish? http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/10/15/giant-eyeball-washed-up-florida-beach-swordfish-_n_1967199.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DieChecker Posted October 16, 2012 #25 Share Posted October 16, 2012 A news article I read yesterday said that the eyeball had straight line incisions in it, and it is assumed that a fisherman/angler cut it out after pulliing in a marlin or swordfish. http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/10/15/14451529-giant-eyeball-mystery-solved?lite "'Experts on site and remotely have viewed and analyzed the eye, and based on its color, size and structure, along with the presence of bone around it, we believe the eye came from a swordfish,' said Joan Herrera, curator of collections at the FWC’s Fish and Wildlife Research Institute in St. Petersburg. 'Based on straight-line cuts visible around the eye, we believe it was removed by a fisherman and discarded.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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