beerwolf Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Hail great beasts of the deep ocean drifts! I have a fascination with a lot of animals (polar bears, bison, elephant seal, oarfish, narwhal, spider crabs etc etc) But the one that captures my imagination the most is the squid. I became their (the much tinnier versions) arch enemy at one point in my life as I proved myself to be an excellent squid-jigger, the head and tenticles for the fishing hook and the mantle for the pot/pan. Seeing them close hand with all their kaledscopic colours changing in front of my eye was pretty cool. Unfortuneatly they got beheaded after that, but that's how it goes. These are my 2 most read wikipedia pages http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_squid http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossal_squid What do you think of squid? Recipies if you like too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soloman Tump Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Squids as animals are weird. I have only eaten them a couple of times - first was whole baby squid deep fried and crispy, in salt and pepper. Tasty/ Second was steaks on a bbq which were quite bland and rubbery, but I ate them anyway. Check out the Vampire Squid: According to National Geographic, “The vampire squid can turn itself ‘inside out’ to avoid predators—as seen in a video . . . released by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute to emphasize the need to protect deep-sea species from the effects of human activities.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest iep Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 the Vampire Squid: According to National Geographic, “The vampire squid can turn itself ‘inside out’ to avoid predator like a sock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goiter Sanchez Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 The giant cephalopods truly capture the imagination! So massive, yet so elusive! I watched a great program on the Discovery Channel once (before the channel decided to dedicate itself entirely to Motorcycle building and extreme engineering) where a scientist actually managed to capture a larval Architeuthis and attempted to raise it in a retrofitted tank (he didn't succeed unfortunately). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerwolf Posted January 15, 2012 Author Share Posted January 15, 2012 Squids as animals are weird. I have only eaten them a couple of times - first was whole baby squid deep fried and crispy, in salt and pepper. Tasty/ Second was steaks on a bbq which were quite bland and rubbery, but I ate them anyway. Check out the Vampire Squid: According to National Geographic, “The vampire squid can turn itself ‘inside out’ to avoid predators—as seen in a video . . . released by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute to emphasize the need to protect deep-sea species from the effects of human activities.” Super cool. Cheers Fletch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyb Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 They keep the largest caught Colossal squid on display at the museum in my home town. Well worth seeing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Caretstik Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 I love squid, but that looks like the worst thing imaginable to eat. How big is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest iep Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 How big is it? giant/colossal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caretstik Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 How big is it? giant/colossal That's some Ray Harryhausen shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerwolf Posted January 15, 2012 Author Share Posted January 15, 2012 They keep the largest caught Colossal squid on display at the museum in my home town. Well worth seeing They keep the largest caught Colossal squid on display at the museum in my home town. Well worth seeing I have been to Wellington. I never knew this. That really has pissed me off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 I ate squid two hours ago and it was good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest iep Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 like a sock flipmode fucking lol. visions of giant squid on my netvlies when listening from now on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 one helluva calamari ring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest iep Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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