Squid in California, or There are no giant squid swarms in California

Feb 02, 2010 13:55

OK, so I know a lot of people are reading this:  buzz.yahoo.com/buzzlog/93359

Please, please, allow me to educate you people, because the fucking fact-checker for that piece of shit couldn't bother to spend ten seconds on wikipedia.

These are not giant squid in California. They are pretty big squid in California. Giant Squid, or Architeuthis, are up to 13m in length and reek of ammonia. These squids are Humbolts (Dosidicus gigas), which cap out at 2m and are quite tasty, according to people who eat squid.

For Comparison:
-- Humbolt
------------- Architeuthis

Thank you.
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