TGIF: A Passionate Affair With a Squid
Hat Tip to Matt for pointing us to this post at Ectoplasmosis. Two parts beautiful and three parts disturbing you’re unlikely to forget this video…
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So Very Close But No Squid
Craig meet Fate…Fate meet Craig…Fate you can now proceed to slap Craig in the face. In my 2 year reign tenure at MBARI, I have…
Squid Messenger Bag!
I know what to get Craig for his birthday! From Gama-Go: “This bag is built to last, constructed from a tough, water-resistant cordura nylon shell…
A Post Where Craig Pontificates About the Colossal Squid
In my absence for a body size evolution workshop and during Peter’s coral week spectacular the media took the opportunity to spread disinformation about my…
Evolutionary Escalation In Squids and Whales
How do you find squid in the dark depths if you are a toothed whale or dolphin? Lindberg an expert on molluscs and Pyenson an…
Big Dead Squid
A potential new record holder for the largest giant squid washed ashore in western Tasmania. The individual came in at 550 lbs (250 kg) and…
Apparently There is a New Squid Species
If you live anywhere near the Southern California coast, you are aware they are being invaded by the Humboldt squid. In Ventura County they are…
Biggest Squid Ever!
Sweet Jesus! Several news agencies are reporting that New Zealand fisherman in the Ross Sea caught the LARGEST SQUID EVER FOUND. It’s not Architeuthis dux,…
Giant Denizens of the Deep are Molluscs!
The new squid diva is 24ft long. How does she measure up? I just happen to have data sitting on my computer to address that…
Leatherback turtles: going where few air-breathers dare
When you hear about deep-diving, air-breathing animals, you might first think of colossal sperm whales plunging over 1,000 meters to battle giant squid in the dark abyss. Or perhaps you think of massive elephant seals spending over an hour at depths over a half a mile down chasing prey. But what about turtles?