Still Waters Posted October 5, 2013 #1 Share Posted October 5, 2013 A giant squid, whose oversized eyes and gargantuan blob of a body make it look more mythical than real beast, washed ashore Tuesday (Oct. 1) at La Arena beach in the Spanish community of Cantabria. The beast measures some 30 feet (9 meters) in length and weighs a whopping 400 pounds (180 kilograms); and according to news reports, it is a specimen of Architeuthis dux, the largest invertebrate (animals without backbones) on Earth. http://www.livescien...nish-beach.html 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundew Posted October 7, 2013 #2 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Considering how they love squid, cuttlefish and octopus in Spain, it's a wonder it made it to the lab! Lol. Awesome find though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ineffectiveArtist Posted October 7, 2013 #3 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Calamari!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crimson089 Posted October 7, 2013 #4 Share Posted October 7, 2013 ^tasty calamari ^^ i would totally freak out if i see a squid that size -_- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junior Chubb Posted October 7, 2013 #5 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Its a trap! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava_Lady Posted October 7, 2013 #6 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Damn, that is huge.... I wonder how big it's family members are? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chooky88 Posted October 7, 2013 #7 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Probably starved to death in those fished out waters :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skookum Posted October 8, 2013 #8 Share Posted October 8, 2013 I thought they lived at great depth. Is the Med deep enough as their usual habitat? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeycat Posted October 8, 2013 #9 Share Posted October 8, 2013 I thought they lived at great depth. Is the Med deep enough as their usual habitat? It was moved to Santander in the North of Spain. So it was probably washed up on a Atlantic beach, not the Mediterranean. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundew Posted October 9, 2013 #10 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Probably starved to death in those fished out waters :-( Possibly just reached its lifespan; octopi and squid typically grow very fast and have a short lifespan. Females in some species die after laying and/or tending the eggs. Of course that may not apply here since relatively little is know about the giant squid, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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