Comments on: Lurking . . . while we prepare the display

By: Pamela

Pamela — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 05:26:09 +0000

Hi Christina
Thank you so much for sharing that information with us – it is really interesting to hear.

If you would like to tell me more about this I would love to hear from you. You can contact me by email on: pamelal@tepapa.govt.nz

Best wishes
Pamela

By: Christine Davis

Christine Davis — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:13:14 +0000

I grew up on the coast of Raukawa moana and saw the feke’s(giant Squids)often we were not allowed to speak of them to outsiders ever. A lot of times we would smell them first I would tell my Dad if I saw or smelt one and he would get a group of the boys to go and bury them.When the Whales came and beached them selves I’ve never forgotten having them cut up on my bon fire.My Dad did’nt like leaving them to the Piharau or blind eels they would strip them in no time.

By: Jean McKinnon

Jean McKinnon — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:18:23 +0000

The squid model at Portobello has the eyes on the side. I think in the specimen it was based the eyes were too damaged, so placement was a best guess based on other species.

By: tepapamuseum

tepapamuseum — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 05:56:28 +0000

Hey Maryanne,

We’re checking to see if we can find more accurate info on screening times.

I looked on the DC’s website and found a listing for Aug 31, 9:00 pm – this will be in the US, not NZ. Are you in the US or elsewhere?

http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-schedules/special.html?paid=1.15701.25625.0.0

Will keep you posted when we know more
Lucy

By: Maryanne

Maryanne — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 05:34:31 +0000

Hi all

This whole thing has been totally amazing. Can you please tell me when it will be on the Discovery Channel? I think I read in the paper it was late August but I can’t find it in the Skywatch magazine.

By: Wendy Gray

Wendy Gray — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:13:52 +0000

Amazing – can’t wait to to see her all inflated and on display. She is awesome and huge dead, i dont want to imagine coming across her live whilst swimming/diving in the Medietterean like others i came across – you really feel like you’re in their terrority and get away with
respect in great haste and back to own environment!!

Good Work All & well done, neat photos

By: pamelalovis

pamelalovis — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:16:29 +0000

And yes Jean, I think our girl has an uncanny resemblance to the Ood…

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ood#Ood

By: pamelalovis

pamelalovis — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:07:05 +0000

Hi Thomas and Lee
We are planning to have the squid on display later in the year, around December.

It takes a while to get everything developed and organised for an exhibition like this and we are going to be really busy over the next couple of months.

So sorry Thomas – you won’t be able to see it in early October, but I hope you can get to Wellington to see the colossal squid another time.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 05:09:28 +0000

Very cool, the eyes are really interesting, helps to have explanations. Do you know when it will be on display.We are comming to Wngt early Oct & would love to see it

By: ChrisPaulin

ChrisPaulin — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 10:05:45 +0000

Here’s a link to a webpage which describes the larvae of some closely related cranchid squids (seriously weird squids)and shows the structure of the eye – the nerve running from the rear of the eye in the bottom image above is the optic nerve.

http://tolweb.org/Taonius/19558

(Young, Richard E. and Mangold (1922-2003), Katharina M. 2008. Taonius Steenstrup, 1861. Version 15 July 2008 (under construction). http://tolweb.org/Taonius/19558/2008.07.15 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/