Tuesday, September 27, 2005

Behold the Giant Squid!

Science dorks of the world unite! Researchers in Japan have captured footage of a real-life Giant Squid.

For those of you following this bit of marine lore, no one has ever actually seen a live Giant Squid. Dead ones have washed up on shore and inside sperm whales, who feed on them, but no one's ever seen one. Plenty of people spend their lives trying to see one, but to no avail.

This one seems to be about 26 feet long.

Read the whole story here. This is awesome!