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Category: squid
Posted on: November 28, 2008 11:55 PM, by ableiman
Very cool video of a bizarre squid from the genus Magnapinna. Also known as bigfin squid, few specimens have ever been observed and only a handful ever captured. The squid in this footage has tentacles 20 feet long.
This footage was filmed in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Houston, Texas by cameras attached to deep sea oil rig.
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Wow. Very cool. My gal is going to have nightmares tonight. Maybe me too!
Posted by: fly44d | November 29, 2008 2:10 AM
There is a National Geographic article presenting the video. They say it was from a remote operated vehicle, not an oil rig. Anyway, a very strange looking beastie! Its amazing how poorly studied our deep oceans are. I'm surprised we don't have more exploration missions there.
Posted by: Travis Fisher | November 29, 2008 8:36 AM
why not 'pet of the future III'
Posted by: boomy | November 30, 2008 4:38 PM
That's almost as tall as me!
Posted by: Katie | December 2, 2008 5:18 PM