Terrifying Sea Creature II

Have you seen the terrifying sea creature? The Bathynomus giganteus? Well, it seems that the deep ocean is indeed the home of terrifying, uhm, sea creatures. Really. Unless there's some kind of twist in the deeps, like there is, say, land there, sort of Atlantis at the very least. I mean those people studying the waters (really, I don't know how to call them) have little information in the deeps. Technology, however, is continuously progressing that it probably is a matter of time before they can unearth the hidden secrets of the ocean. Well, it probably is just me, too.

But for now, we do not need to dive to the ocean floor - well, as if we can do that - to look for magnificent creatures. And terrifying creatures. Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the giant squid.

I told ya, it's giant. XD

The giant squid is a deep-ocean dwelling squid in the family of Architeuthidae with eight species known to exist. They can grow to huge size, too! (duh, do we need to know this? It's giant, for anyone's sake) Estimates put the maximum size at 13 meters for females and 10 meters for males from the fin (you know, the tip of the head) to the tip of the two long tentacles. Without the tentacles, maximum is five meters. There have been claims of a 20 meter squid, but no squid of such size have been scientifically documented. Probably just the imagination of those psychopaths. Kidding.


The giant squid is the second largest mollusc and the second largest of all extant invertebrates. So what's the first? A secret. LOL Wait for further announcements. I'm going to dive to the deeps tomorrow to look for the king.


In case you want to look for one, they are usually found near continental and island slopes from the North Atlantic Ocean, especially Newfoundland, Norway, the northern British Isles, and the oceanic islands of the Azores and Madeira, to the South Atlantic around southern Africa, the North Pacific around Japan, and the southwestern Pacific around New Zealand and Australia. They are rare in tropical and polar latitudes.

So what do these giants take for lunch? Fishes and other squid species that are found in, well, the deeps. Really. They are also believed to hunt for food alone, as only one giant squid at a time have been caught in fishing nets.


So what creatures took these giants for lunch? Sperm whales. I call them the expert giant squid killer.

If you ever encounter one, kindly take a picture of the squid with yourself of course, and send it to my e-mail, which can be seen in my Blogger profile. Good luck with the squid. You can actually try to fry it in a frying pan. You can also probably use the griller. Be sure to marinade first! LOL

Cool.

Credits to : Wikipedia, the freakin' free encyclopedia. LOL