Deep Sea stuff

[Vodstok]

Originally Posted by yourlastmistake

National Geographic did a show on the Humboldt squid about a year ago. A team of divers wanted to study their feeding habits. They were told by local fisherman that they could be very agressive when being fished, as you said.
It was eerie to see them rise from the depths at night and go into a frenzy when feeding, not only would they attack each other, some to the point of death but a few even attacked the divers. I imagine their sharp beaks could take a nice little chunk out of you.

One thing you missed in posting this, though, was that they were able to prove (or at least strongly suggest) that the frenzies were brought on by the squid being fished with big nasty looking barbed hooks. The fishermen start snagging them with the barbs, the squid freak out, which freaks out the other squid, and they start going batshit.

[Vodstok]

Originally Posted by bloodrayne

As big as their surroundings (and lack of larger predators) will allow them, too...We have catfish and carp in the Ohio River "Big enough to swallow me whole!", those were the words of an underwater welder (6'2) when repairs were made on the Suspension Bridge here...The guy absolutely refused to go back down in the water without a cage...

On a side note...I've always wondered how underwater welding was possible...hmm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underwater_welding

[can't get enough gore]

Originally Posted by monalisa

No, for once I was not being sarcastic. It does happen somethimes. :)

i cant live without sarcasm:)

[Soloman Kane]

Originally Posted by can't get enough gore

i cant live without sarcasm:)

Oh you can't live without scarcasm but can you live without the disco squid. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6357005.stm
T. danae is thought to be abundant in the tropical and subtropical oceans of the world. The largest reported measured 2.3m (7.5ft) in length and weighed nearly 61.4kg (134.5lbs). This baby is the size of a middle aged man & lights up! Bask in the illumination that is the disco squid.
Sharks can't seem to keep away from the callimari! Heres one that preys on the big boys.
This shark went the all night squid buffet at Red Lobster because when they opened him up they found least 49 colossal squid and eight giant squid. I get a stomach ache just thinking about it. :(
Links http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6357005.stm
& http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4756514.stm