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 […]
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 […]
Scientists at the MBL (Marine Biological Laboratory) have recently launched the Squid Genome Project, a scientific collaboration to identify the genes of the long-finned squid—information they say will aid in the complex process of researching debilitating neurological diseases, including Multiple Sclerosis, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Parkinson’s, Huntington’s, and Alzheimer’s disease.
The effort is being co-directed by […]
Yay! The full journal article is now available freely in pdf form from Royal Society Publications.
First-ever observations of a live giant squid in the wild
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T Kubodera and K Mori
The giant squid, Architeuthis, is one of the most mysterious creatures in the deep-sea. This is the first-ever successful attempt to observe a live […]
From the Scotsman: Suckers for gay trysts, fiery females and rough sex - squid secrets exposed
FRANK URQUHART
RESEARCH by marine scientists has shed startling new light on the secret sex life of the giant squid, one of the most mysterious monsters of the world’s deepest oceans.
The breakthrough came after a recent spate of strandings on the […]
From the latest New Scientist magazine comes this story:
Gruesome habits of the giant squid
Emma Young; 30 July 2005; Magazine issue 2510
Enshrined in myth as ferocious beasts that overturn boats to munch on sailors, giant squid, it appears, also indulge in cannibalism
ENSHRINED in myth as ferocious beasts that upturned boats to munch on sailors, giant squid […]
From an article titled “Global Warming’s Silver Lining” on Wired News comes the exciting proposition that global warming may result in larger and more abundant squid.
A final potential upside to global warming is that with every degree Celsius warmer our planet gets, we could have up to 20 percent more calamari. Phillip Lee, director of […]
You’ve got to love the cephalophiles at tonmo.com and their unflappable enthusiasm for dredging up great squid facts and photos.
Check this out:
SQUID BODY FROM WHALE STOMACH (AZORES)
Giant squid, Arciteuthis sp. 34 feet (10.4m) taken from the stomach of a 46 foot (14m) sperm whale. The squid presents far less difficulty in being swallowed than the […]
A fish that appears like a bishop.
Might be: “a giant squid. Squids have heads shaped like a bishop, and it is not uncommon for them to be the size of a man.”
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