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1. artandmylife
   Posted 30 April 2008 at 7.37pm | Permalink

   Have been noticing the water getting murkier – is this bits’o'squid or what?

2. kent atkinson
   Posted 30 April 2008 at 7.38pm | Permalink

   What gender is the squid please, and if it is a male, what does the morphology suggest about its repoductive technique?
   thanks

3. Jeffrey
   Posted 30 April 2008 at 8.06pm | Permalink

   From what I remember hearing earlier they do not know what sex the squid is.

   It seems to have been getting murkier, probably from the squid itself. Not sure if there is too much they can do about it.

4. Nicole
   Posted 30 April 2008 at 9.07pm | Permalink

   Earlier on they said the colossial squid is a boy and the giant one is a girl

5. Wendy
   Posted 30 April 2008 at 9.17pm | Permalink

   what happens to the formaldehyde brew afterwards.Can it be reused?

6. chrispaulin
   Posted 30 April 2008 at 9.31pm | Permalink

   It can be used as sheepdip – know any farmers who want 10,000 litres of slightly used formalin in about a month’s time?

7. Chris
   Posted 30 April 2008 at 9.38pm | Permalink

   Once more thanks again from chris in the USA it was very cool to see and I look forward to the Discovery show later this year.

8. June Griffiths
   Posted 30 April 2008 at 11.10pm | Permalink

   This is just so fascinating…. have done absolutely nothing all morning except checking up on your progress. Thank you.

   June
   Northern Ireland

9. Michelle, Cedric, Abbey & Cole
   Posted 1 May 2008 at 8.14am | Permalink

   We are in Wellington and have been glued to the computer over the last few days. I think it is great the amount of people from around the world who have been able to share in this exciting and interesting event.

   Thanks again

10. Emma
    Posted 1 May 2008 at 8.42am | Permalink

    I must say that the brew reminded me (visually of course) of a light miso soup…
    I was in there for about an hour yesterday and could ‘taste’ the fixitives in the air. So no – I will not taste the mixture for you

11. Jean McKinnon
    Posted 1 May 2008 at 9.23am | Permalink

    Thanks everybody involved….wish I could’ve been there and to see your talks

12. tepapamuseum
    Posted 1 May 2008 at 10.11am | Permalink

    The scientists are going to be giving a load of talks today at the museum. We will video and put them online for those of you that can’t make it to the building today!

    Here’s the schedule:
    11am–12 noon: Kat Bolstad: Big Suckers: Giant Squid Research in New Zealand
    12.30–1.30pm: Peter Batson: Here Be Monsters … A Dark Journey to the Ocean Underworld
    2pm–3pm: Dr Eric Warrant: The Weird and Wonderful Eyes of Animals Who Live in the Dark and the Deep Sea
    3.30pm–4.30pm: Dr Steve O’Shea: Squid: Small, Giant, and Colossal
    5pm–6pm: Dr Tsunemi Kubodera: The Search for Giant Squid in Japanese Waters
    6.30pm–8pm: Science Express – Colossal Squid – The Dissection (Espresso bar)
    http://www.tepapa.govt.nz/squid

13. Jean McKinnon
    Posted 1 May 2008 at 10.34am | Permalink

    will it be downloadable? I have to teach a marine ecology class later and don’t want to miss this!

14. tepapamuseum
    Posted 1 May 2008 at 10.37am | Permalink

    Hey Jean – the videos of the talks won’t be available today sorry – but yes they will be available to watch on demand.

15. Jean McKinnon
    Posted 2 May 2008 at 9.05am | Permalink

    Yay! Thanks for that!