New Deep Sea Squid 190
texchanchan writes: "Yahoo reports on a newly discovered species of deep-sea squid, quoting scientists as saying the creatures are very different from normal giant squids. 'New species are a dime a dozen. This is fundamentally different' in behavior and appearance -- with 10 identical long skinny arms and a jellyfish-like hunting strategy. 'We don't know of any cephalopod that has arms like that.' --Michael Vecchione of the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service. 'I had never seen anything like this creature,' oceanographer William Sager of Texas A&M says."
Question? (Score:2, Funny)
just wait (Score:2, Funny)
Then the pods will come and duke it out with the Great Dark Lord. This is pretty cool. First, we had FotR come out this week. Now, Lovecraftian sea beings are being discovered.
At least it wasn't discovered at Innsmouth.
squidditch (Score:2, Funny)
Sashimi chefs are waiting... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:squidish (Score:2, Funny)
The most plausible explanation (Score:4, Funny)
I remember reading about these huge squids as a child. It's really cool to have a genuine mystery here, it's just sad that before long it'll get studied and filmed and explained and I can't hope for the Cthulhu link anymore.
Did they ever discover any unexplained ruins in the Antarctic or in central Australia?
Just imagine... (Score:0, Funny)
Re:Link w/Video (Score:2, Funny)
How long before.... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:If they have not cought it yet...... (Score:5, Funny)
They telnetted into its port 3128.
Mmmmm... Sushi (Score:3, Funny)
So why are they still calling it a squid?
Re:The most plausible explanation (Score:2, Funny)
Hmmmm. (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Not a squid (Score:5, Funny)
Therefore I propose:
half squid + half jellyfish = Jellysquish
You know what this means... (Score:3, Funny)
Scary (was Re:Movie of it moving...) (Score:1, Funny)
Let's hunt them down and kill them...
Nice quotes there, Mr "Scientist" (Score:2, Funny)
``These are real mystery,'' said Michael Vecchione of the National Marine Fisheries Service and the National Museum of Natural History in Washington. He describes the squid in Friday's issue of the journal Science.
``They behave strangely but they also look really weird,'' he said in an interview.
and
``I think those long extensions are really sticky,'' Vecchione guessed.
<mockery>
Vecchione was also heard to say, "I think those really really sticky extenstions could hold the Incredible Hulk" and "my really weird squid could beat up your stupid old giant squid."
When asked why he thought the extensions were "really sticky" and not "somewhat sticky" he replied, "well, I don't know, but wouldn't it be really cool if they were?"
</mockery>
Our planet is neat. (Score:2, Funny)
Heck, I'm more interested in octopus/jellyfish/ray animals than duplicated sheep.
I'm still waiting for them to find a nessie
Re:Sashimi chefs are waiting... (Score:2, Funny)
That's because the Japanese already have a vast body of work about creatures with long sticky tentacles.
Gotta love that headline (Score:2, Funny)
"...so the lady squid says to her husband, 'Not tonight, dear, I have a haddock'..."
"Come on, people, I know you're out there, I can hear you swimming...."