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You’ve really got to hand it to the “mad scientist” PZMyers. He’s followed up his post on squid propulsion with another fascinating post on squid nuptial dances. Here he quotes a 1997 study which gives more insight into the bizarre and sophisticated reproductive rituals of squid:
The cool thing is that they seem to be […]

This is something all squidblog readers will want to get their hands on:

Archibald is a giant squid made out of lycra and stuffed with polyester filling. He stands 15 feet tall, has black eyes, a hidden pocket, and is red in color.
For more information check out Archibald’s websites:

http://www.modernsquid.com
http://www.myspace.com/archibald_dux

Archibald would certainly make a great companion […]

Any cephalophile engineers out there?
The frighteningly prolific PZMyers has helpfully alerted us to a recent paper in the Journal of Experimental Biology, which looks in detail at Jet flow in steadily swimming adult squid.
However, just like PZMyers, most of the paper was way over my head. I’m sure it is all quite fascinating for […]

Just a quick heads-up for all you deep sea lovers. This week’s edition of New Scientist features a special 15 page lift out on the Deep Sea. It is a fairly good read, although there isn’t a lot of joy for squid fans. Apart from a brief mention of the strange and beautiful Bigfin Squid:
Bigfin […]

A while back Squidblog brought you news of the Giant Land Squid, as presented on Discovery Channel’s Future is Wild.
It now seems that my original post was incorrect. The creature in the picture is not a Giant Land Squid, but is a Flish. The correct details are all on this website, where you can […]

Ok, so this isn’t actually a squid-related item, but its something I felt squidblog could not ignore, given our general sea-monster theme.
From the Museum of Hoaxes blog:
It’s long been argued that when people report seeing sea serpents, they might actually be seeing floating logs, strange waves, or shadows on the water, and mistaking these things […]

Squidblog is very excited today - our Angry Squid t-shirts finally arrived in the mail. So now we can spread the dire warnings of the revenge of the Angry Squid, as well as continue to proudly proclaim our allegiance to the Squid Overlords.

If you want to know why the squid is angry, have a look […]