Nov 25 2008

Giant alien squid attacks offshore platform!

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OK, not quite, but check out this bizarre creature:

perdido magnapinna squid Giant alien squid attacks offshore platform!

perdido magnapinna squid 2 Giant alien squid attacks offshore platform!

These stills are from video footage taken by a remotely operated vehicle operating at a depth of 7800 feet.

The Magnapinna squid was hanging out by Shell’s Perdido Spar, the deepest oil development project in the world. It’s located in the Gulf of Mexico, about 200 miles off the coast of Texas.

So glad there are none of these giant squid where I surf. That I know of, anyways.


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