Steve O’Shea’s end game is to rear a giant squid in an aquarium. Step 1, try something easier first. He is rearing broad squid, Sepioteuthis australis, and has set up SQUIDCAM – a movable web-cam which operates 24/7 – so that enthusiasts around the world can monitor his progress. Earlier attempts in 2000 saw him . . . → Read More: Giant Squid in an Aquarium
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By Dr. M, on  February 3rd, 2010  3 comments  Cephalopods  aquaculture, Architeuthis, Giant Squid, squid, Steve O'Shea By Kevin Zelnio, on October 28th, 2009 5 comments Cephalopods Giant Squid, Predation, sperm whale, Tony Wu Finally, the amazing underwater photographer Tony Wu caught a sperm whale with a piece of giant squid caught between its teeth. Must see pics! I’m not sure of the copyright status of the images so I will play it safe and just refer you to the exclusive story on the Daily Mail. One of the . . . → Read More: Sperm Whale Caught with Giant Squid Snack Between Teeth
By Dr. M, on September 21st, 2009 3 comments Cephalopods, Expeditions, Organisms Architeuthis, Giant Squid, Gulf of Mexico, NOAA, Smithsonian NOAA scientists with giant squid aboard the NOAA research vessel Gordon Gunter. (Credit: NOAA) From NOAA… Scientists from NOAA’s Fisheries Service have captured a giant squid while conducting research off the Louisiana coast in the Gulf of Mexico. This is only the second known giant squid obtained from the Gulf of Mexico – the . . . → Read More: Architeuthis Caught In Gulf of Mexico
By Dr. M, on July 20th, 2009 13 comments Cephalopods, Opinion & Editorial, Organisms Architeuthis, California, Docidicus gigas, fail, Giant Squid, Humboldt Squid, media, press Point 1: The Giant Squid is Architeuthis dux. The Humboldt (or the Red Devil or Jumbo) Squid is Dosidicus gigas Point 2: The Humboldt Squid while large at ~2m in length and 45kg is not as large as the Giant Squid at 10-14m in length and 200-300kg. Point 3: The Humboldt Squid can be found . . . → Read More: Squid Fail
By Dr. M, on July 3rd, 2009 Leave a comment Art, Cephalopods, Giant Isopod, Organisms Britain, giant isopods, Giant Squid, sand sculpture I would definitely cast my vote for this one. By Dr. M, on June 15th, 2009 6 comments Adaptations, Biology, Cephalopods, Giant Isopod, New Species, Organisms, Scientist! Blue Whale, body size, cell membranes, deep sea, Duke, Giant Isopod, Giant Squid, islands, Organisms The Duke Research site this month features my answers to five questions about ocean biodiversity, body size variation, blue whales, municipal water supplies, giant squids, cell membranes, giant isopods, islands, Victorian science, and of course the deep sea. Yeah I cover a lot. By Dr. M, on March 16th, 2009 3 comments Carnivals & Link Love, Scientist! deep sea, Giant Isopod, Giant Squid, Mollusca, Organisms, Research, Seamount, submarine, webpage My new personal research website is now up. If you have some free time head over and take a look around. I have everything about my research and every single one of my publications in pdf format. Some of those are great reads with a nice glass of Montepulciano d’Abruzzo on a rainy night. You . . . → Read More: New Website
By Kevin Zelnio, on March 6th, 2009 4 comments Cephalopods, Pictures and Movies Giant Squid, Hitler, Hollywood, Shame, Watchmen Like Hitler says, “Its like giving money to a hooker for housecleaning…” By Dr. M, on February 9th, 2009 3 comments Adaptations, Cephalopods, Mating & Reproduction, New Research, Organisms, Scientist! Cephalopod, enzymes, freaks, Giant Squid, Japan, Mollusca, sex, sperm, squid, Valentine's Day So was I thinking we could light a few candles, have some wine, and then… Yeah, squids are freaky…real freaky freaks. An article over at Practical Fish Keeping details the work of recent PhD Henk-Jan Hoving. His dissertation makes mine look like rainbows and unicorns. The thrust of his work was to study reproductive techniques . . . → Read More: Squid Cuts Body of Sexual Partner
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