All I can say Steve, is that the video of the freaky little extinct Octopus you showed at the Genesis Formal dinner (right after I finished the chicken of course), blew me away.

 

Not to mention the Collosal "fu**ing huge" Squid...

 

Man, I sure hope I'm talking to the right person

I hope he's not been eaten by a sea monster.

 

He's not popped by for some time now...

.... just returned from expedition, hence the absence for an eternity. Nope, not been eaten by any sea monster, yet, though give me a little more time ......

Find any squid?

Yup, but not the right one (as in no Architeuthis). We had to go ~ 1000km from where we'd wanted to go, given the most inclement weather conditions New Zealand has experienced for quite a few years, so it shouldn't come as any surprise. Tiz a very minor setback; the boat we have is mobile, and we can pretty much head off anywhere we want to, in between all of these other commitments (as in 'the day job'). In fact we're heading off again tomorrow night ..... but again not into Architeuthis country.

 

It'll just make recatching the little guy that much more rewarding, when we finally do achieve it.

Cheers

O

the boat we have is mobile,

 

Aren't all boats mobile?

Hope you get a good catch!

Cap'n Refsmmat said in post # :

Aren't all boats mobile?

Did you even read the post?

Did YOU?

I was nitpicking, and reading it makes no difference. He says that their boat is mobile, so they can move. Don't all boats move?

My word ... no offence taken; should have been more specific (he says, slapping his own wrist). Le pea-green-boaty be atop a galvanised trailer .... the trailer be attached to a big trucky .... Le trucky has a monster gearstick. By engaging said gearstick one can engage gearbox on Le Trucky; Le trucky, being attached to the aforementioned galvanised trailer, upon which Le pea-green boaty be afastened, begins to move. By coordinating arms, legs, eyes, wheels (attached to Le Trucky's steering bits and pieces), Maistro O'Shea can multi-task (quite a mean feat for a male, let me tell you), and pretty much head off in any direction he so choses (or the weather allows).

 

Aint modern technology marvelous. Oh, oversight. As I wouldn't want to push said 5 ton rig anywhere, much planning goes into one of these expeditions, along with litres and litres and litres and endless litres of petrol that get poured into Le Trucky's tanks ... and at 3km/litre one needs those endless litres. I also stock up with enough cigarettes to satiate my chain-smoking habit.

 

Off to attend to a few little crises here .....

O

Hi,this is to Mr.Steve O'shea,You are a great scientist,respect!I hope You see my messages,i am M=H=Z on the forum,i hope we can get in contact by e-mail,this means a lot to me,here are no giant squid fans in Antwerp,hehehe!Fantastic pics i collect on the net,i print them off for' my collection!I wiish you the best in search of these mastodonts in teh natural habitat,maybe...!!!one day... we film an gigantic super colossal giant squid of...!!!60!!!meters length,damn!!!!that!!!will be a great revelation,who knows!!!Greetz,Michael from Antwerp,Belgium!

Has fossil evidence of ancient giant squids ever been found?

Has fossil evidence of ancient giant squids ever been found?

 

Quite a few, in fact, although not of Architeuthis. Check out the fossils forum at http://www.TONMO.com; should be something there to spark your interest.

 

Cheers

Steve

Cool link. Thanx

Calamari Steve......almost as good as Buffalo Bill

although this thread is old I must give credit to #1 , ROLMAO ,well put .

You can actually catch live squid online, http://www.squidcam.info, although they're not of the 'giant' variety yet (still working on that). Should also be some interesting Architeuthis news coming out in a couple of days (just a small news piece, but pretty darn interesting).

Heh, someone wrenched the controls for the camera away from me. I think one of the squid is intelligent O_o

Haha, I like it when e-celebrities hit a forum I'm on.

So has he managed to get a giant squid to try to mate with a camera? Maybe he'll qualify for the Ig Nobel Prize.

Fun thread bump!