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  1. February 22, 2007, 12:35 PM #1
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    Default New Zealand fishermen find half-ton squid

    I'm not swimming there. Ever.

    Imagine the looks of surprise on their faces. They just wanted to find some toothfish, and instead they got a 990 pound squid. It was even alive when they landed it.

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  2. February 22, 2007, 01:33 PM #2
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    Default Re: New Zealand fishermen find half-ton squid

    I saw footage of it on the news.
    I can't believe how big it is.

    As for not swimming there: I don't think they ever come near the surface, so you should be safe.


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    Default Re: New Zealand fishermen find half-ton squid

    O...

    M...

    G...

    It doesn't look that big in the first picture as just the thumbnail but if you enlarge it you get the "big picture". This is cool!

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  4. February 22, 2007, 02:30 PM #4
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    Default Re: New Zealand fishermen find half-ton squid

    Moved to Athaneum

    Man that is a big squid...
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    Default Re: New Zealand fishermen find half-ton squid

    Kalimari anyone?
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    Default Re: New Zealand fishermen find half-ton squid

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    Kalimari anyone?
    They say that calamari from that squid would have the diameter of tractor tires.

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  7. February 22, 2007, 03:18 PM #7
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    Default Re: New Zealand fishermen find half-ton squid

    One big ugly piece of squid
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  8. February 22, 2007, 03:34 PM #8
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    Default Re: New Zealand fishermen find half-ton squid

    Only one word... Incredible !
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    Default Re: New Zealand fishermen find half-ton squid

    Cool, We're finally beginning to find out more about our own planet. For so long we've never even recorded live Giant or Colossal Squid, now we're get fairly good, close-up, live squid. Very interesting!


    good pic!
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    Default Re: New Zealand fishermen find half-ton squid

    The comparison pic with the London bus looks wrong...look at the pics with the guys with the poles...does that thing reall look as wide as a London bus is high??
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  12. February 28, 2007, 12:40 PM #12
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    Default Re: New Zealand fishermen find half-ton squid

    There's another thread talkin about these beings... They surprise me really much! I had an idea of one that had 10 meters, I think I've also heard of another that has about 11 meters or so!!!...
    It's a pitty that we don't investigate more about these facts... they are so interesting!...
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  13. February 28, 2007, 01:01 PM #13
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    Default Re: New Zealand fishermen find half-ton squid

    But these squids are rare, too, Empty. It's not easy to find a squid of that size. More investigation would exist if more squids existed
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    Default Re: New Zealand fishermen find half-ton squid

    And here I was just recovering from getting creeped out by the giant squid and here comes the colossal squid.
    It is cool as hell but disgusting too
    I wonder what they will call a squid that is even large ??
    Huge freaking squid ??
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  15. March 02, 2007, 12:51 AM #15
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    Default Re: New Zealand fishermen find half-ton squid

    God that's creepy...

    Sweet find though, must've been like.....omg, freakin zomg, omg, wow, huge freakin' squid, zomg..... or something.
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