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Once relegated to the realm of Vernian science fiction, the giant squid has slowly seeped into biological reality, but until recent years the only evidence consisted of putrefied remains and the partially digested contents of sperm whale stomachs. However, a couple of years ago, Japanese scientists procured the first grainy photos of a live giant squid in its natural habitat and earlier this month, the same team recorded footage of a live specimen being pulled to the surface.

For those who read only the mundane and largely unimportant sections of the paper such as business and world politics, here's a photo of the squid in question:

<img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/e ... 4_2006.jpg">

Does it not make you absolutely giddy?

I have to admit, this was one of the toughtest polls thus far. Of course, I let my perverted side win out in the end. I wouldn't have lasted at the GHZ so long if I wasn't that sort of person.

I was a bit disappointed it didn't destroy the ship. I mean, what other purpose would a giant squid serve?

Give sperm whales something to do, and give birth to legends.

I'm disappointed that the live Giant Squid was a juvenille, at a little over 3 feet. Meh.

Where are my 20+ feet, ship-destroying Krakens? >:(

3 feet?! According to National Geographic it was 24!

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news ... squid.html

Didn't destroy the ship or rape the women either way. Or at least they haven't released that footage yet.

Hmm...ah, my bad. It's been a while since I saw the news on Reuters, and they said it was 3 meters not feet. Converted, it equals close to 10 feet.

This is awesome.

I for one welcome our new giant squid overlords.

That said, I don't much like the available responses. It is a badass, but do I want one? They don't allow pets in my apartment building. Granted, the giant squid could probably destroy my landlord's entire company, but where do I keep it?

It would keep <i>you</i>.

High school would be better with a giant pal that could give me rides, but unfortunately, this fucker is a fish, and if we can't breathe in the same environment, then I want nothing to do with it.

We should drop one into a Japanese girls' school and see how it dies in just a few minutes...

what the hell?! They baited it with a smaller squid??

I would TOTALLY pay someone money to drop a giant squid into a Japanese girls' high school. Hell, even if it DOESN'T turn into a real-life hentai flick, it'd be funny to see.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news ... tures.html

ｷﾀ━━━━━━(ﾟ∀ﾟ)━━━━━━ !!!!!

O__o

Calamari rings the size of TRACTOR TIRES?!

*drools*

'Squid expert Steve O'Shea told local press, "I can assure you that this is going to draw phenomenal interest." '

So much that it becomes a thread on a Sonic Forum.

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