Live Giant Squid Dissection Tomorrow 95
BoogieChile writes "The dissection of a 245 kilo giant squid caught off the coast of Portland, Victoria in May will take place tomorrow at the Museum of Victoria. In a first for the museum, the event is open to the public and will also be streamed live to the internet from the University's website, starting at 0130GMT on the 17th of July."
Re:afterwards (Score:5, Interesting)
Ugh. I hope not. Giant squid supposedly tastes repulsive. From the wiki article: [wikipedia.org]
Giant squid and some other large squid species maintain neutral buoyancy in seawater through an ammonium chloride solution which flows throughout their body and is lighter than seawater. This differs from the method of flotation used by fish, which involves a gas-filled swim bladder. The solution tastes somewhat like salmiakki and makes giant squid unattractive for general human consumption.
Re:afterwards (Score:5, Interesting)
Regular-sized squid are actually the most plentiful source of protein on the planet, far out-stripping cattle, chicken and tuna. If we would just eat them instead...
Giant? (Score:3, Interesting)
245 Kg doesn't sound like much of a 'giant' to me. Is it a juvenile?
These things are very rare to catch (Score:3, Interesting)
I don't think scientists have ever seen one in the wild.
That should say a thing or two about their rarity.
What else lurks in the deep that we don't know about?