Jumbo squid up to 2 metres long have invaded waters off the central coast of California and are devouring local fish populations More info at: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn12315

March 2006 For centuries, sailors have told tales of sea monsters with massive tentacles. But it was only recently that a giant squid was actually filmed. One man has spent his life tracking the elusive creatures. When his large, powerful yacht slowed to a virtual stop, Olivier de Kersauson knew he had a problem. "I saw two arms, twice the size of my arm, grabbing the rudder." A giant squid had got caught in the propeller. "It had a lot of power and started to shake the boat." It was a sight Dr Steve O'Shea would love to have witnessed. For over 30 years he's been chasing the rare creatures. But recently, he's become aware of a disturbing trend. "Squids are incredibly good barometers of environmental health", he explains. "If I go back 10 years, I had 23 giant squids in one year. Now, because of the intensity of fishing, it's tailed down to one a year."

Giant Squid caught by Japanese scientists. video from Nippon TV news. sorry, I forgot deleting annotation...

From Wholphin Issue No. 2: http://store.mcsweeneys.net/index.cfm/fuseaction/catalog.detail/object_id/24b39c9c-52d5-4526-9804-acda49bd111b/WholphinNo2.cfm When Brad Seibel's 2000 paper suggested squids brood, it was called "erroneous." Years later, with the help of Steve Haddock, Seibel had the opportunity to take a submersible 7,000 feet below the sea where he captured this footage confirming his hypothesis. Take that, cephalopod traditionalists! The song is "I'll Read You a Story" by Colleen, courtesy of The Leaf Label with arrangement by Woodwork Music. Visit the Wholphin website here: http://www.wholphindvd.com

Unfortunately, I can't find the exact name of the original film but I found out who the producer of the original film is: National Geographic, online at: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ My French version is "Creatures des abysses" and it was aired on "Tele-Quebec". The song is "The big clapper" by "Two lone swordsmen" on their album "Stay Down" (1998). ABOUT THE VAMPIRE SQUID: Vampyroteuthis infernalis, lit. "Vampire squid from hell") is a small, deep-sea cirrate cephalopod found throughout the temperate and tropical oceans of the world. Unique retractile sensory filaments justify the Vampire Squid's placement in its own order: Vampyromorphida. It was first described and mistakenly identified as an octopus in 1903 by German teuthologist Carl Chun. More info at: - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire_Squid ABOUT ITS ENVIRONMENT: 3,281 FEET: Bathypelagic zone. 1 Km = 100 atm = 1,470 psi. The ocean is dark at this level; the only glow is from bioluminescent animals. There are no living plants, and creatures subsist by eating the debris that falls from the levels above (aka "marine snow"), including dead or dying fish and plankton. More info down to 36,201 feet (pression : 8.07 tons per square inch!!!) at: - http://planktonforum.org/viewtopic.php?t=327

Sperm Whale vs Giant Squid...

A mammoth squid was filmed in the Sea of Cortez, Mexico at about 1,000 feet below the surface. The group of divers and researchers working on the project attached a camera to a smaller squid in hopes it would dive down deep enough to give them a glimpse of these Kraken-like sea creatures that many believe exist. What they found will make history. From the show MonsterQuest, and the episode "Giant Squid Found," which airs on the History Channel.

This is Aaron Gregory, singer/guitarist of the band Giant Squid. I also work at the AQUARIUM OF THE BAY in San Francisco as a profesional diver. Today (6-27-08) a man who has been installing video equipment at the aquarium for the last several days, popped into our husbandry office and asked if we could possibly identify a "creature" that his friend, who works on an oil rig, caught on tape from an ROV. He described a manta ray like thing with 30ft tentacles!! He wasn't far off as you can see for your self. It doesn't get much more alien than this. I just identified it as belonging to the species Magnapinna, or Big Fin squid, though this one is more commonly known as the Long Arm Squid. They get as big as 5 meters! Take special note of the depth! 7828ft. Enjoy everyone!!

2005 Giant Humbolt Squid caught off the coast of San Diego

A special trailer for "The Squid and the Whale" to Pink Floyd's "Hey You." Edited by Greg Gingold GG3687@hotmail.com

Marine biologists in New Zealand studying the carcass of a colossal squid say they've measured its intact eye at eleven inches across, making it the largest animal eye on earth. (April 30)

Veteran NYC messenger Kevin 'Squid' Bolger on the Ellen Degeneres show. November 24, 2006

A mysterious sea creature up to 7 feet long, with 10 arms, a sharp beak and a ravenous appetite, has invaded ocean waters off Northern California. Packs of fierce Humboldt Squid attack nearly everything they see, from fish to scuba divers. Marine biologists are working to discover why they've headed north from their traditional homes off South America.

Scientists defrost a 495 kilogramme squid and estimate that the specimen could reach up to 750 kilogrammes in size. Weighing in at just under half a tonne, this is a huge catch. The colossal squid is the largest of its kind ever to be caught and preserved. Now scientists at a museum in New Zealand are defrosting the creature and preparing it for dissection. The scientists have up to 8 hours to find out more about the squid before it starts to decay. Marine biologist Steven O'Shea says there's a lot to discover. (SOUNDBITE) (English) MARINE BIOLOGIST FROM AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, STEVEN O'SHEA SAYING: "In 2003 when we had the first specimen we didn't have any eyes and when we put the certain gadget in the water here we saw two of the most sensational eyes and they are both perfect. So that is a highlight, that is probably the best thing so far, there's more to come." The huge eyes are 27 centimetres wide, and its tentacles are lined with hundreds of sharp hooks so it can catch its prey. As for tucking in to a calamari starter, it seems this squid doesn't taste too bad. (SOUNDBITE) (English) MARINE BIOLOGIST FROM AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, STEVEN O'SHEA SAYING: "I neither confirm nor deny. The interesting thing about it is that it was nonammoniacal, that is the important thing as far as we are concerned it tasted good apparently." After dissection the squid will be embalmed and displayed at the museum.

The Colossal Squid Unlike the Giant Squid, whose tentacles are equipped with suckers lined with small teeth, the suckers at the tips of the Colossal Squid's tentacles have sharp swivelling hooks. Its body is wider and stouter, and therefore heavier, than that of the giant squid. Colossal Squids are believed to have a longer mantle than giant squids, although their tentacles are shorter.

The MAKE team visited Squid Labs in Emeryville, CA - Squid Labs designs chips, electronics, robotics, materials, embedded systems, manufacturing processes as well as recently launching Instructables. Saul Griffith was kind enough to give us a tour of their work shop, fab lab and some of their projects. http://www.makezine.com/go/squid

A family in South Korea eating live squid.

Footage of a Giant Squid that was caught off the coast of Japan.

snack ko. aug 29, 2008

A monstrous giant squid goes on display at the Natural History Museum.

The Chambered Nautilus (Nautilus pompilius) is the best known species of nautilus. The shell, when cut away reveals a lining of lustrous nacre, and displays a nearly perfect equiangular spiral. It has primitive eyes compared to other cephalopods, mostly due to the fact that they have no lens. Their eyes are comparable to a pinhole camera. It has about 90 tentacles and no suckers which is also different from other cephalopods. This nocturnal animal has a pair of rhinophores, which detect chemicals and uses olfaction and chemotaxis to find its food. From Ocean World Siam Paragon Bangkok Thailand.

Dive with a sperm whale and join the hunt for the giant squid. This amazing experience is based on real scientific data taken from digital tags (D-tags) placed on sperm whales. From Search and Destroy, Whales Tohora exhibition

first giant squid on camara! Mine is the first version in english!!

This is the reformatted demo for "The Squid", another piece of Extraordinary Rock Climbing Gear by Trango. This video has been reformatted for better performance on YouTube.

Here's a great video of kids catching a 35-40 lb Humboldt Squid off the coast of La Jolla, CA in March 2007. The squid, normally caught at night, were caught in the morning in the deep waters off San Diego at a depth of about 200 ft. They were caught on white/glow in the dark iron with treble hooks. On this day, we released 9 squid, and kept 3 to eat. Dear PETA-LOVING FREAKS: We fish for food, period. What we do not eat, we return to the sea. After we brought this particular squid on board, it was slapped as an experiment to see if it changed colors (which it did). Many species of squids are equipped with photophores, bioluminescent light organs that function as camouflage, luring prey, reproduction, communication, or other yet undiscovered uses. One of which is a biology experiment for kids. Although not in this video, the head and tentacles were then cut off and the body was filleted and it was eaten that night. Get over it. Also, if you're thinking that these squid are going to be extinct (you're most likely a lifetime PETA member) you're wrong. Read any of the recent articles about the huge quantity of Humboldt squid off the California coast and how they are threatening sport fishing for tuna etc. Check out any of the recent articles on the overpopulation of Giant Humboldt Squid in California and get over it!