http://www.squidblog.net "Giant squids at the bottom of the ocean have a much better time than we do." Wed, 07 Feb 2007 03:55:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en You may have noticed that we have been very quiet at squidblog recently. We have been lurking around looking for tasty morsels, but not a lot of squidworthy news has appeared: no more giant squid sightings; no great squid revelations; and squidcam seems to be down. So we have decided ... http://www.squidblog.net/2006/06/08/squidblog-disappears-into-the-depths/ From the Esperance Express comes this squid related story: Whale may have battled giant squid Louise Bettison Friday, 28 April 2006 AFTER spending several days getting up close and personal with the whale carcass at Thistle Cove, marine researchers and Recherche Advisory Group members John Totterdill and Dave Riggs say it bears many battle ... http://www.squidblog.net/2006/04/29/whale-may-have-battled-giant-squid/ Flipping the switch opens and closes the beak of architeuthis dux, aka the giant squid ... See it here. http://www.squidblog.net/2006/04/25/giant-squid-light-switch-cover/ As reported on ABC online, a recently completed PhD thesis by David Sinn from the University of Tasmania has revealed that the Southern Dumpling Squid Euprymna tasmanica has personality: Squid have personalities that appear to be passed down from parent to offspring, but those traits can be modified by environment, an ... http://www.squidblog.net/2006/04/19/squid-have-personality/ Slither is a new trashy, gore-fest film with a giant squid-like monster. Can't wait to see it!! You can view the trailer here. From the New York Post online: Running time: 94 minutes. Rated R (gory violence, profanity). At the Lincoln Square, the Kips Bay, the Orpheum, others. 'SLITHER" stars a giant, ugly ... http://www.squidblog.net/2006/04/01/slither/ Squid spell tourism From Whyalla News: Squid aggregations could spell money for Whyalla's aquaculture and tourism industry. More than $1 million of tourism spending could be injected into the community if squid numbers continue to rise. Huge aggregations of squid have been found this season in the protected cephalopod area since Primary Industry Resources ... http://www.squidblog.net/2006/03/21/squid-spell-tourism/ This paper appears in the most recent issue of the journal Biology and Philosophy. It is quite technical, but shouldn't be too difficult to follow. It basically argues, using the example of squid skin, that we need a new principle in biology: homeotaxy, or "peer conformity". Contribution to the whole (H). ... http://www.squidblog.net/2006/03/15/squid-skin-as-an-example-of-homeotaxy/ Noticed this in the cupboard today. Apparently one of the best fish sauces you can get, although we at squidblog wouldn't know because we don't eat our friends. It also has its own website.  http://www.squidblog.net/2006/03/12/fishsauce/ Following up yesterday's BBC report on the opening of the new giant squid display at the Natural History Museum in London, the museum has added a very informative page to its website. You can also see a video of the preparation of this immense beast. Please note: You MUST book a ... http://www.squidblog.net/2006/03/02/archie-londons-giant-squid/ From BBC News: Giant squid grabs London audience By Rebecca Morelle BBC News science reporter One of the biggest and most complete giant squids ever found is on display at London's Natural History Museum. Measuring a monstrous 8.62m (28ft), the animal was caught off the coast of the Falkland Islands by a trawler. Researchers ... http://www.squidblog.net/2006/03/02/giant-falklands%e2%80%99-squid-on-display-in-london/