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Chilean giant squid invasion

From the European Space Agency:

22 March 2004
Masses of large ocean-going squid have inundated the shores of Southern Chile, alarming local fishermen who fear these carnivorous invaders could threaten fish stocks. Envisat has helped account for their otherwise mysterious arrival….

The full article is here.

 

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2 Responses to “Chilean giant squid invasion”

  1. Pete Says:
    May 26th, 2004 at 5:43 pm

    Here’s a page: http://www.giantsquid.org/

    with some references to the elusive giant squid.
    Who knows what mysteries lie within the inky depths?

    Good luck with the squidblog!

    - Peter

  2. Jeremy Says:
    May 26th, 2004 at 7:06 pm

    Thanks for the link Pete …
    …but we should take it slowly here. We don’t want to be suffocated by the sheer mass of tentacles!

    That warning unheeded, this site on giant squid reproduction is particularly illuminating:
    http://www.tonmo.com/science/public/architeuthisreproduction.php

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