Comments on: Squid Fail

By: Danna Staaf

Danna Staaf — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 05:19:24 +0000

Thank you so much. As a student of Humboldt squid who was (coincidentally) in La Jolla to watch it all go down this summer, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve referenced this post. Well said indeed.

And now NOAA’s announcement of an Architeuthis in the Gulf of Mexico has happened to coincide with media kerfuffle over Dosidicus in the Pacific Northwest, and headlines like “Giant Squid Found in Gulf, Oregon” are causing me to gnash my teeth.

Epic squid fail.

By: Humboldt Squid | Headline News

Humboldt Squid | Headline News — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 16:37:32 +0000

[...] the evidence is unclear about what effect the jumbo (incorrectly referred to as … Squid FailPoint 2: The Humboldt Squid while large at about 2m in length and 45kg is not as large as the Giant [...]

By: Piglet squid | Cute n Tiny

Piglet squid | Cute n Tiny — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 22:03:23 +0000

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By: José

José — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:31:12 +0000

I know that another name for them is the Jumbo Flying Squid. Have they actually been observed getting airborne, or are they so named because they’re closely related to smaller ones that do?

By: Steve O'Shea

Steve O'Shea — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:28:14 +0000

Bizarre; there’s been no reference to the size of Humboldt squid and London double decker buses yet. Thanks Craig – this ‘giant squid’ invasion dribble drives me (more) mental!

By: The Science Pundit

The Science Pundit — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:09:54 +0000

At least they didn’t call them Colossal Squid.

By: Cheryl’s Mewsings » Blog Archive » Know Your Squid

Cheryl’s Mewsings » Blog Archive » Know Your Squid — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:09:13 +0000

[...] Deep Sea News tries (probably in vain) to teach journalists the difference between a giant squid and a Giant Squid. [...]

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:33:25 +0000

The link would help…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNRavm9yc4M

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:32:27 +0000

Well, we already know what would happen when an H-bomb goes off in the Pacific.

By: NickD

NickD — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 08:40:45 +0000

I’m with Kevin. Why on earth would an earthquake be expected to cause squid to wash up? I’m not even asking for P<0.05, any kind of plausible hypothesis of how these two events could be linked would be be fascinating. Any (creative) ideas?

Who knows what will happen when the solar eclipse occurs over the Pacific. Perhaps well will have an invasion of the real giant squid?