Giant squids

have i mentioned that im totally in love with marine creatures! as much as i love the beach, i love those creatures even more. ive seen the pictures En took when he went diving with his friends… so cool!  

so, i was totally mesmerised when the news came out abt the first ever photograph of the giant squid.

now check out the video of the glowing giant squid homing around a fish bait.

isnt it cool! can you imagine having fried giant squid O Chang Kee style!!!!!!!!! no you cant!!! because its as big as a bus. its eyes can be as big as a beach ball! what do you expect… its the largest invertebrate on the planet. 

you’d have to be as big as the sperm whale (one of the largest whales around) if you want to eat giant squids for dinner! the giant squids eat fish, prawns… maybe small sharks too. actually, despite their long long body, they arent that big. because most of the length is made up by its really long arms. those 8 arms are very long.

most of their studies were made from dead giant squids. they are mostly really deep sea inhabitants, so its hard for most divers to reach such depths. and its also hard to see cos its really dark.

you know, of all the places scientists study, the ocean is one of those places where there is much more to study. so mesmerised!

Giant Squid taxonomy:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phyllum: Mollusca

Class: Cephalopoda

Order: Teutida

Family: Architeuthidae

Genus: Architeuthis

Species: dux

~ by misspegasus on February 17, 2007.