Comments on: A very careful process

By: Stop calling it “giant,” people — this squid’s “colossal”!

Wed, 22 Dec 2010 10:44:26 +0000

[...] ovaries containing thousands of itty-bitty squid eggs. Also, on the museum’s blog, scientists report that the creature’s flesh is very plastic, even [...]

By: A Post Where Craig Pontificates About the Colossal Squid | Deep Sea News

A Post Where Craig Pontificates About the Colossal Squid | Deep Sea News — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 01:31:16 +0000

[...] The beak of the 495kg Colossal Squid individual was 42.5 mm. Beaks up to 49 mm have been found in the stomachs of sperm whales. This greatly exceeds those of Architeuthis in size and robustness. [...]

By: tepapamuseum

tepapamuseum — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 20:36:24 +0000

Hey thanks – I must admit it was pretty exciting to be there! We haven’t seen the DC doco in NZ yet – will keep you posted on a screening time.

By: SOMEONE

*SOMEONE* — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 20:41:19 +0000

I saw this on Discovery Channel. It was so exciting to watch !!!

By: chrispaulin

chrispaulin — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:33:19 +0000

Hi Christine
The mantle length of this (495 kg) specimen was 2.5 m, while the 2003 specimen (300 kg) was slightly shorter in mantle length (2.3 m), but longer overall at 5.3 m (vs. 4.2 m).

By: Christine Hieber

Christine Hieber — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:09:36 +0000

Hi, does anybody know the mantle lengths of this and the 2003 specimen?

By: Jake

Jake — Thu, 01 May 2008 01:06:40 +0000

How big do they get to be?

By: Andrea (UK)

Andrea (UK) — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:58:38 +0000

Hey, just found the link to this site. Totally gutted that I missed the thawing process videos, etc. But am enjoyig reading the comments.

By: Debs

Debs — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:10:22 +0000

Hey I’ve got a good idea….why don’t you try freezing it…oh…..

By: Sharon

Sharon — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:35:49 +0000

Updates? Please?