Squid
Topic 45 · 9 responses · archived october 2000
~wolf
Tue, Jan 8, 2002 (20:56)
seed
ok, let's talk about squid realities here!
9 new of
~wolf
Tue, Jan 8, 2002 (20:57)
#1
here's a website to get you started:
http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/squid.html
and for more info on the search for the giant squid, see this conference, sitings topic.
~wolf
Tue, Jan 8, 2002 (20:57)
#2
did you know they have beaks?
~wolf
Tue, Jan 8, 2002 (21:10)
#3
and another site:
http://www.oceanlab.abdn.ac.uk/archi/
~MarciaH
Tue, Jan 8, 2002 (21:26)
#4
Yup, I knew they had beaks.
Did you know that they are the source for the cuttlebone your birds gnaw on? I guess we can discuss all things cephalopoda here? They also have the world's largest eyeballs.
~wolf
Tue, Jan 8, 2002 (21:28)
#5
yeah, one of the species' eyes are big as grapefruits! and that beak is vicious looking too!! learned they have to puree their food because the stomach tube goes through their brain!
~wolf
Tue, Jan 8, 2002 (21:30)
#6
check this out--
http://www.ucc.ie/ucc/research/adc/img/arch.jpg
~MarciaH
Thu, Jan 10, 2002 (20:11)
#7
Stomach tube goes through their brains
I am having fits of laughter at thinking of some humans with this problem, too!
~MarciaH
Thu, Jan 10, 2002 (20:13)
#8
as for that photo - excellent that you were able to find this old print. There are so few like this - well done! I think dated this guy's brother in college!
Those long ones are for grasping, of course!
~wolf
Thu, Jan 10, 2002 (21:26)
#9
*laugh*
the stomach tube route makes one wonder where it comes out! *giggle*