Slate recycled an old story about Giant Squid just before Christmas. Daniel Engber's review provides lots of interesting links and factoids about ammonium and bouyancy control in Architeuthis . He also touches on their potential vulnerability to sesimic surveys, citing a New Scientist article about a 'mass' stranding of 5 giant squid following seismic surveys off the coast of Spain back in 2004.
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I declare today all Kraken day! I bet Kevin Bacon is happy. In case you have not got your fill, browse these old post for fun.
The foreshadowing last week was accurate.