Architeuthis dux: News and admiration of nature's top wonder

[Squid]

The Exploding Squid Population

Dr. Bruce Robison of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute describes squid as "big, aggressive, pugnacious animals," and says part of the squid's success is its taste for almost everything.

Come to think of it, I am feeling a little snacky...

[grant]

More Humboldt news - they're being driven ashore by another earthquake.

Video of flapping squid wings at the link.

[Liesbeth]

our scientific explorer mr Grant dug up a brilliant piece of news earlier this week, but only posted it on his facebook. I know, this board is so 2003...

scientists find fossilised squid ink

[Squid]

Aw DAMN. No she didn't !

[grant]

Just to emphasize:

An 11.5-foot-long (3.5-meter-long) leftover, this giant squid arm was recovered at the surface from another sperm whale hunt on October 14, 2009, in the same place as feeding frenzy photographed underwater the next day.

[grant]

School-bus sized squid actually quite friendly, study finds

One of the best science headlines ever written.

[Liesbeth]

"just a big blob" is also a wonderfully concise description!

[grant]

I... um... *ahem*....

[Moni]

I... um... *ahem*....

"white tubular structure" Huh. Thanks for the pointer.

[grant]

(grits teeth)
That's what SHE said!

(oh god oh god oh god make the voices stop)

[Liesbeth]

Grant, will you write a song about deep sea sex? Or about experts on deep sea sex? Just imagine their birthday party conversations.

[grant]

Yes, I will do this thing.

I'm not sure about the link between birthday parties and squid penises, but maybe I've been missing out all my life.

[grant]

I have grave misgivings about the arrangement, but the skeleton's OK.

Will this do, Liesbeth?

[Liesbeth]

Love it ! It makes me want to live in the deep sea. If it wasn't so dark and cold and ...eh... deep.

[grant]

You're very kind.

The squid think so, too.