California invaded by ginat squids

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**garret**

http://buzz.yahoo.com/buzzlog/93359?fp=1

Giant squids! Sorry to startle you, but we're just so excited. You see, they're giant squids! And they're invading California beaches by the hundreds! And in a heavily attended press conference this morning, they announced plans to star in their own reality show!

OK, so maybe that last one hasn't happened (yet), but the rest of it is the honest-to-god truth. An article from the AP explains that the squids weigh up to 60 pounds each, but most tip the scales somewhere between 20 and 40 pounds. And, yes, they squirt ink when irritated.

Web searches on the giant squids (GIANT SQUIDS!) are already off the charts. One-day spikes on both "giant squids" and "giant squids in california" surged from near-zip into the thousands. Folks clearly want to see these gargantuan creatures for themselves.

Despite their intimidating heft and tendency to spew ink, the squids aren't scaring off local fishermen. As of today, around 400 of the giant squids have been nabbed by anglers. That number is likely to rise. An article from San Diego 6 explains that locals "started booking twilight fishing trips over the weekend to catch them."

The last time the giant (aka “jumbo” aka “Humboldt”) squid made waves in Search came last September, when a record-breaking 19 ½-foot-long, 103-lb beast was pulled from the Gulf of Mexico.

Now they're back with a vengeance. Wanna see the new ones for yourself? MyFoxLA hosts a collection of photos of nabbed squids.

I for one welcome californias new squid overlords.

**warpcrafter**

Make with the light batter, hot oil and chunky marinara, it's party time!

**malfred**

American porn will never be the same.

"I'm big in Japan!"

**warpcrafter**

malfred wrote:American porn will never be the same.

"I'm big in Japan!"

Huh?

**sonofruss**

What is a ginat squid and do they fry well mmmmm tasty

**Orlanth**

Let me get this right.

Giant squid. you mean the creatures that -

- until late last century we were not sure still existed.
- have only recently have sufficient corpses and part corpses been recovered to give us the animals proper dimensions.
- and were first filmed alive two years ago.

These same elusive squid are 'invading' California.

This sounds like a disaster movie plot, sure they are not 'large squid' instead?

**Tyyr**

warpcrafter wrote:
malfred wrote:American porn will never be the same.

"I'm big in Japan!"

Huh?

Google image or video search, "Tentacle, Japan, anime"

Enjoy.

**SilverMK2**

Tyyr wrote:Google image or video search, "Tentacle, Japan, anime"

Enjoy.

Really don't...

And I've only had battered squd once, but it seemed reasonably nice. Squid in stir-fry is a bit of an open question, but I am up for it

**SlaveToDorkness**

What's a "ginat squid"? lolz

**Gitzbitah**

Somewhere between a bgi squid, and a mmamoth squid. Mmamoth squids are much hairier though.

**barlio**

Just wait for the Sperm Whale invasion. Nature has a way of balancing this sort of business up.

**malfred**

barlio wrote:Just wait for the Sperm Whale invasion. Nature has a way of balancing this sort of business up.

"It's a sperm invasion!"

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warpcrafter wrote:
malfred wrote:American porn will never be the same.

"I'm big in Japan!"

Huh?

I mixed too many references.

**Nurglitch**

I can only imagine what its like hunting ginat squids across the arid deserts of California.

Still, I bet it beats tracking the wooly squid of the far north!

**whatwhat**

Orlanth wrote:Let me get this right.

Giant squid. you mean the creatures that -

- until late last century we were not sure still existed.
- have only recently have sufficient corpses and part corpses been recovered to give us the animals proper dimensions.
- and were first filmed alive two years ago.

These same elusive squid are 'invading' California.

This sounds like a disaster movie plot, sure they are not 'large squid' instead?

The article the op posted says it's the Humboldt squid. So no, not THE Giant Squid. Just giant Squids.

**Quintinus**

Gitzbitah wrote:Somewhere between a bgi squid, and a mmamoth squid. Mmamoth squids are much hairier though.

This is true. Haven't seen any hgue squid lately, just smlal squids though, and I live in California near the ocean.

**Shadowbrand**

It's the Kraken!!!!!

**dreadlord**

Orlanth wrote:This sounds like a disaster movie plot, sure they are not 'large squid' instead?

It's been done. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048215/

**KingCracker**

Shadowbrand wrote:It's the Kraken!!!!!

"Yanno its pronounced KAY-ken in its native Scandinavian tongue
Well its a good thing I aint Scandinavian then, because its KRAKEN!"