March 27, 2007
Celaphopodfilter: More Giant Killer Squid
"On deck, a fisherman lurches forward as his rod dips seaward. Another fisherman is jerked against the rail, then another. It can only be the same bizarre denizen that has been turning up in large numbers throughout Southland waters: Dosidicus gigas, a.k.a. Humboldt, or jumbo, squid. It is a colossal cephalopod that reaches 7 feet long, can weigh more than 100 pounds, and jets through the water at speeds up to 25 mph."
LA Times Article, registration required.
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Yum!
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Oh, slurp!
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Pssst! It's Cephalopod, Mister Squirdanch
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Cthulhu stirs...
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*hides tentacles in shame* And I did a check on the spelling on Google, or at least I thought I did...
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*administers a tentacle wedgie*
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The killer squids awaken! They can only be appeased by a sacrifice. I say we dump Bush overboard! OK, SMT, that's enough. Get your tentacle off that testicle.
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OMG BLATANT SELF-POST
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"Beside the rectum is the ink sac, which allows a squid to discharge a black ink into the mantle cavity at short notice."
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That's what they're calling it these days?
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Jumbo Squid meet Dumbo Octopus.
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them octopuses is hellsa kinky, didja know?