REAL kaiju in Japan

[skabiker]

Do a google search for giant squids in Japan.

A Japanese research team found, tracked and photographed the first LIVE giant squid in history. It measured 26 FEET IN LENGTH.

Gojira has some competition...

[Koohyuko]

I was ecstatic when I heard about this. I'm gonna major in Marine Biology in college, which starts next year, so this is good. I'm happy.

[bleach1st]

do you guys think it is natural or mutation in genes that made it so big???

[Koohyuko]

I think its a natural occurence. Many dead Giant Squids are actually larger than this. Either was though, that's a lot of squid. Imagine if we start harvesting them. No more squid shortage.

[DEATHGOD1]

Yeah i just heard about this on the radio this morning. Thats just amaising that they actually caught a live one. If im right they have found a few washed up on the beaches in japan also that were huge.

[PINOY]

This is HUGE news for the world of technology and understanding other life among us. Many dead giant squid have been found but never a LIVE one.

Also....this is a big skrew u to all white ppl who said Asians couldn't find anything! :p :D

[riqyn]

This is HUGE news for the world of technology and understanding other life among us. Many dead giant squid have been found but never a LIVE one.

Also....this is a big skrew u to all white ppl who said Asians couldn't find anything! :p :DThere's that type of mind set around? I usually just say to myself "Stupid XX." (XX=whatever nationality) This is to justifiy my igonorance of not learning that person's language or understanding while working in retail.

Id really think it'd be really cool to see the squid or at least get a video feed of it.

[yume]

woah....giant squids?!?!
awesomeness!!!!

[Vamps]

wtf thats mad i wish they had some better photos tho .

[aznguy28]

thas one huge squid 0_o....

[Dr. Impz]

man....i wonder how they actually did it...though squids are technically way more rare than jellyfishes :P

[Koohyuko]

There's that type of mind set around? I usually just say to myself "Stupid XX." (XX=whatever nationality) This is to justifiy my igonorance of not learning that person's language or understanding while working in retail.

Id really think it'd be really cool to see the squid or at least get a video feed of it.

They haven't released the video yet, but they've released some pictures. They aren't the best, but they are good. Here's one picture. (http://www.livescience.com/php/multimedia/imagedisplay/img_display.php?pic=050928_giant_squid_02.jpg&cap=This+photo+released+by+Dr.+Tsunemi+Kubodera+of +the+National+Science+Museum%2C+an+8-meter+%2826-foot%29-long+Architeuthis+attacks+a+prey+hung+by+a+white+r ope%2C+left%2C+at+900+meters+%28yards%29+deep+off+ the+coast+of+Japan%27s+Bonin+islands%2C+1%2C000+ki lometers+%28670+miles%29+south+of+Tokyo%2C+in+the+ fall+of+2004.+The+camera+was+operated+by+remote+co ntrol.+AP+Photo%2FHO%2C+National+Science+Museum)


man....i wonder how they actually did it...though squids are technically way more rare than jellyfishes :P

A combination of clever baiting and luck. They way they were able to confirm that it was a giant squid is that the squid attacked the bait and got its tentacle caught. After that, the tentacle got pulled off because the squid struggled too much. So they did DNA tests on the tentacle and compared it to DNA of dead giant squids and found that they were the same.

[Benith]

Soon after you all know that they're going to find Godzilla ;)