Lady Alyx Posted January 9, 2007 Posted January 9, 2007 I found this and was amazed just as the film makers and the Aquarium keepers... Shark vs Octopus ~~~~Sailing Westward Bound~~~~ Lady Alyx
flying-dutch-man Posted January 17, 2007 Posted January 17, 2007 interesting.thats pretty cool. "yoho,hoho,a pirates life for me!"
Grinning Gunner Posted February 1, 2007 Posted February 1, 2007 Wow....talk about ye mugging and pillaging! Incredible.
The Doctor Posted February 22, 2007 Posted February 22, 2007 Fisherman Catches Rare Colossal Squid Off Antarctic Coast Thursday , February 22, 2007 AP WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A New Zealand fishing crew has caught an adult colossal squid, a sea creature with eyes as big as dinner plates and razor-sharp hooks on its tentacles, an official said Thursday. New Zealand Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton said the squid, weighing an estimated 990 pounds, took two hours to land in Antarctic waters. The fishermen were catching Patagonian toothfish south of New Zealand "and the squid was eating a hooked toothfish when it was hauled from the deep," he said. Colossal squid, known by the scientific name Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni, are estimated to grow up to 46 feet long and have long been one of the most mysterious creatures of the deep ocean. Experts have not yet examined the squid, but if original estimates are correct it is about 330 pounds heavier than the next biggest specimen ever found. The first specimen of a colossal squid, a 330-pound immature female, was caught on the surface in the Ross Sea near the Antarctic coast in April 2004. Steve O'Shea, a squid expert at the Auckland University of Technology, said the latest specimen eclipsed that find and scientists would be very excited. "I can assure you that this is going to draw phenomenal interest. It is truly amazing," he said. If calamari rings were made from the squid they would be the size of tractor tires, he added. The animal can move through the water to a depth of 6,500 feet and is extremely active and an aggressive killer, he said. The frozen squid is to be transported to New Zealand's national museum, Te Papa, in the capital, Wellington, to be preserved for scientific study. Marine scientists "will be very interested in this amazing creature as it adds immeasurably to our understanding of the marine environment," Anderton said. Colossal squid are found in Antarctic waters and are not related to giant squid (Architeuthis species) found around the coast of New Zealand. Giant squid grow up to 39 feet, but are not as heavy. Yo ho ho! Or does nobody actually say that?
Iron Bess Posted February 22, 2007 Posted February 22, 2007 Naw... That's just his little sister. Most likely will tic him off though! (Best stay ashore!) Well, you may not realize it but your looking at the remains of what was once a very handsome woman!
Scrounger Posted February 22, 2007 Posted February 22, 2007 This Is How Legends Start, Based on Truth at 1st,then metholigy then video proof "wow" Fanx For Sharing that Lady Alyx
Lady Alyx Posted February 23, 2007 Author Posted February 23, 2007 WOW thanks for adding that to this thread..wowie...sure is interesting...that is exactly how legends get started! I am sure 500 years or so ago..perhaps there where bigger ones in the sea that came up for feeding...especially if the ships lanterns may have attacted them? I guess I am taking the spin off on the lantern fish that attracts fish by it's little lanterns. ~~~~Sailing Westward Bound~~~~ Lady Alyx
JohnnyTarr Posted February 23, 2007 Posted February 23, 2007 This is so cool. I knew they exsited. Not everything has to be a tall tale. Git up of your asses, set up those glasses I'm drinking this place dry.
Iron Bess Posted February 23, 2007 Posted February 23, 2007 Not everything has to be a tall tale. Unless.... it's that Orlando Bloom can really act. GASP!! Now who said that??? Well, you may not realize it but your looking at the remains of what was once a very handsome woman!
Lady Alyx Posted February 23, 2007 Author Posted February 23, 2007 GIANT SQUID CAUGHT ON FILM U-TUBE SQUID FILM ~~~~Sailing Westward Bound~~~~ Lady Alyx
John_Young Posted February 23, 2007 Posted February 23, 2007 It's not the Kraken. It is Cthulhu. He who lies dead in Ryleh dreaming. Soon he will return! Ia Ftaghn! "Yo Ho, all together hoist the colours high Heave Ho, theives and beggers Never shall we die..." "I don't care who ye say you are lad, if ye say 'savvy' one more time, I'll bury this cutlass in that thick skull of yers!" -Captain John Young - PILF
Lady Alyx Posted February 24, 2007 Author Posted February 24, 2007 Huh? ~~~~Sailing Westward Bound~~~~ Lady Alyx
John_Young Posted February 24, 2007 Posted February 24, 2007 Per'aps me home port be Innsmouth and i be of the Marsh family... Think Davy Jones but bigger, nastier, and hungrier. "Yo Ho, all together hoist the colours high Heave Ho, theives and beggers Never shall we die..." "I don't care who ye say you are lad, if ye say 'savvy' one more time, I'll bury this cutlass in that thick skull of yers!" -Captain John Young - PILF
Patrick Hand Posted March 16, 2007 Posted March 16, 2007 Another Kraken spotting..... It's a posting in the fountain pen forum for a really fancy (but expensive) fountain pen..... there are more pictures and a discription abotu the pen at..... http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/in...opic=26776&st=0
Lady Alyx Posted March 16, 2007 Author Posted March 16, 2007 Wow Patrick that sure is a lovely pen. I would think that another artist perhaps a jewerly artist could probably make one like that but holding onto a blue flask...hmmmmm ideas start rolling! DID you folks know about the Tree Octopus's? Tree Octopus of the Northwest ~~~~Sailing Westward Bound~~~~ Lady Alyx
Sir Eric Posted March 24, 2007 Posted March 24, 2007 It is Cthulhu. He who lies dead in Ryleh dreaming. Soon he will return!Ia Ftaghn! I'm with ya! I had a guy ask me if I had ever heard of Cthulhu... I asked him if he had heard of Robert E. Howard. He just looked at me blankly. *sigh* Good reference tho! NOAH: Wow... the whole world flooded in just less than a month, and us the only survivors! Hey... is that another... do you see another boat out there? Wait a minute... is that a... that's... are you seeing a skull and crossbones on that flag? Ministry of Petty Offenses
Rumba Rue Posted March 24, 2007 Posted March 24, 2007 DID you folks know about the Tree Octopus's?Tree Octopus of the Northwest I never knew there was such a thing! Wow I learn something new everyday, ain't it great?
John_Young Posted March 24, 2007 Posted March 24, 2007 Robert E Howard? I know him well. Creator of Kull, Conan, and Soloman Kane... contemporary of HP Lovecraft. Mmmm... he wrote some good twisted stuff. "Yo Ho, all together hoist the colours high Heave Ho, theives and beggers Never shall we die..." "I don't care who ye say you are lad, if ye say 'savvy' one more time, I'll bury this cutlass in that thick skull of yers!" -Captain John Young - PILF
Quartermaster James Posted March 24, 2007 Posted March 24, 2007 DID you folks know about the Tree Octopus's?Tree Octopus of the Northwest Damn! Now the cat is really out of the bag! Here in Oregon, we greatly enjoy the the tree octopus broiled, with a little hoison sauce...mmm...tree climbing tentacled goodness! Endagered? Pshaw!
Matusalem Posted March 25, 2007 Posted March 25, 2007 Pacific Norhwest Tree Octopus?......thank God someone mentioned this, I was getting so bored with my bonsai cat.
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