Who said there were no sea monsters ??

Pangur Ban · 07-22-2002, 03:56 AM

Taken from Australian Broadcasing Commission news site ...

Giant squid washes up on Tasmanian beach

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I hope they do something about the smell before they put in on show ...

07-22-2002, 04:08 AM

Yeah, I heard about it on the radio. What I find!

Megabot · 07-22-2002, 04:12 AM

The senior curator of Zoology, David Pemberton, says the latest specimen weighs up to 250 kilograms, and including tentacles is 15 to 18 metres long.

This must be Lord Shield i think muwhahahaaha

Earthdog · 07-22-2002, 04:38 AM

I hope someone likes Calamari

Ive read that there as giant squids around Antarctica and these species have tentacles that are between 200 and 300 feet long. They have to be that long because of the lack of plankton and other life in waters that frigid.

K T Ong · 07-22-2002, 04:45 AM

How could they not show a photo for news of this kind?

johnny · 07-22-2002, 04:49 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by K T Ong:
How could they not show a photo for news of this kind?

yeah really, iwas curious too.

Downunda · 07-22-2002, 04:51 AM

NZ had one of these wash up on our shores back in the 70s or 80s, apparently they feed off blue whales and stuff [img]graemlins/saywhat.gif[/img] don't think they'd be interested in puny humans though [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Downunda · 07-22-2002, 05:04 AM

Just did a search on Google and found out it was actually only '93...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (CNN) -- A rare giant squid was caught by a New Zealand research ship Wednesday.

The 8-meter, 1-ton creature was captured off the country's south island coast two weeks ago. The female is one of only 20 caught in the world in the past decade.

It's only 10 centimeters short of the New Zealand record for a giant squid.

The squid will be preserved for research.

It does have a pic but won't let me paste it [img]tongue.gif[/img] - go to this place and it's about half way down the page

- not the best pic sorry

07-22-2002, 05:05 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Earthdog:
I hope someone likes Calamari

Whenever someone states that a giant squid has been found, 'I hope someone likes Calamari' is always the first joke [img]tongue.gif[/img]

kingius · 07-22-2002, 06:07 AM

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07-22-2002, 03:56 AM	#1
Pangur Ban Avatar Join Date: June 3, 2001 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 64 Posts: 569	Taken from Australian Broadcasing Commission news site ... Giant squid washes up on Tasmanian beach -------------------------------------- I hope they do something about the smell before they put in on show ... __________________ Not enough time to care ....

07-22-2002, 04:38 AM	#4
Earthdog Emerald Dragon Join Date: May 1, 2001 Location: melbourne victoria australia Age: 58 Posts: 960	I hope someone likes Calamari Ive read that there as giant squids around Antarctica and these species have tentacles that are between 200 and 300 feet long. They have to be that long because of the lack of plankton and other life in waters that frigid. __________________ THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!!!

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07-22-2002, 04:51 AM	#7
Downunda Set - Egyptian God of Chaos Join Date: January 7, 2002 Location: Christchurch, New Zealand Age: 45 Posts: 2,975	NZ had one of these wash up on our shores back in the 70s or 80s, apparently they feed off blue whales and stuff [img]graemlins/saywhat.gif[/img] don't think they'd be interested in puny humans though [img]tongue.gif[/img] __________________ \"Doing stuff is overrated, like Hitler, he did lots of stuff, but doesn\'t everybody wish he\'d just stayed at home and smoked pot?!?\"

07-22-2002, 05:04 AM	#8
Downunda Set - Egyptian God of Chaos Join Date: January 7, 2002 Location: Christchurch, New Zealand Age: 45 Posts: 2,975	Just did a search on Google and found out it was actually only '93... WELLINGTON, New Zealand (CNN) -- A rare giant squid was caught by a New Zealand research ship Wednesday. The 8-meter, 1-ton creature was captured off the country's south island coast two weeks ago. The female is one of only 20 caught in the world in the past decade. It's only 10 centimeters short of the New Zealand record for a giant squid. The squid will be preserved for research. It does have a pic but won't let me paste it [img]tongue.gif[/img] - go to this place and it's about half way down the page - not the best pic sorry __________________ \"Doing stuff is overrated, like Hitler, he did lots of stuff, but doesn\'t everybody wish he\'d just stayed at home and smoked pot?!?\"

07-22-2002, 04:08 AM	#2
Deathbringer Guest Posts: n/a	Yeah, I heard about it on the radio. What I find!

07-22-2002, 04:12 AM	#3
Megabot Ma'at - Goddess of Truth & Justice Join Date: October 18, 2003 Location: Oslo, Norway. Age: 61 Posts: 3,360	The senior curator of Zoology, David Pemberton, says the latest specimen weighs up to 250 kilograms, and including tentacles is 15 to 18 metres long. This must be Lord Shield i think muwhahahaaha

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