Disturbing Footage of a Colossal, Giant Squid

Because college students just can’t get enough of freaks of nature, Monster Madness August continues on OTR with footage of Japanese scientists capturing a giant squid, which according to Wikipedia is the size of a school bus.

 

No – your eyes are not deceiving you. This Kraken-sized beast has a giant eye in the middle of its “head.”

 

Not sure what is more disturbing – this eyeball or the fact that if this thing spotted you swimming in the water it would be able to wrap your entire body up and swallow you whole.

 

Actually, what would really be disturbing is if there was something even bigger than the giant squid.

 

Wait – there is:

 

 

Say ‘hello’ to the colossal squid.

 

The ocean is officially the most frightening place on the planet
 

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Valencia Chang
makes me want fried calamari Posted 08/25/2008 8:22 PMReply
Jessica Almanza
a giant heap of calamari! Posted 08/26/2008 09:17 AMReply
Anonymous
Giant squid (architeuthis), at least, tastes too strongly of ammonia to make anything like good eating.

The "colossal" species, meanwhile, is equipped with quite nasty hooks on its suckers. Not a willing plate of food for callow college commentators, anyway.
Posted 08/26/2008 09:34 AMReply
Anonymous
What's disturbing is how exaggerated the size of the squid is and how misleading the comparison to a school bus is. Posted 08/26/2008 1:08 PMReply

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