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giant squid stories: 4 news summaries

 Taxi-Sized Squid 
 Caught off 
 Louisiana 

20-foot creature is the first giant squid ever netted by Gulf researchers

Sep 23, 09 2:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists studying whale diets in the Gulf of Mexico unexpectedly hauled in a giant squid half as long as a school bus, Reuters reports. The 19.5-foot-long creature dragged up from 1,500 feet below the sea off Louisiana is the first giant squid found in the area in over... More »

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giant squid • squid • Gulf of Mexico • marine life • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration • marine biology

Collosal Squid Has World's Biggest Eyes

They're the size of dinner plates, 'largest ever recorded'

Apr 30, 08 7:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - With eyes bigger than dinner plates and orange-sized lenses, a colossal squid being dissected by New Zealand scientists boasts the biggest peepers of any animal—and larger relatives could lurk in the deep, the Telegraph reports. It's "certainly not the largest specimen out there," said one marine biologist,... More »

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science • giant squid • history • marine biology

 Scientists Thaw
 Colossal Squid for Probe 

Researchers begin thawing 34-foot creature, aim to determine its sex

Apr 28, 08 10:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - New Zealand scientists have begun defrosting a colossal squid, caught last year, so they can dissect the little-known species. They aim to start by determining the sex of the 34-foot long animal, a native of Antarctica that weighs half a ton. "They're incredibly rare—this is probably one of... More »

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whale • Antarctica • giant squid • squid • colossal squid • dissection

Giant Squid Storms Australia

Mysterious 26-foot sea beast is longer than a bus and weighs a quarter-ton

Jul 11, 07 11:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - A giant squid that weighs 550 pounds and measures 26 feet from the tip of its body to the end of its fearsome tentacles washed up on an Australian beach today. The rarely spotted sea creature is the largest specimen encountered since February, when fishermen in New Zealand netted a... More »

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Australia • New Zealand • Tasmania • giant squid • squid • Ocean Beach • Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni

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