Squid Not Very Helpful With Earthquakes
Tuesday, May 10, 2011 - 14:00
in Earth & Climate
Many people are confident that their dogs and cats can sense impending earthquakes. Could squid provide humans with the same service? Let's examine the "connections" that have been drawn between squid and earthquakes. In La Jolla in 2009, a small stranding event occurred around the same time as an equally small earthquake. But the squid actually started stranding a few days before the earthquake, deflating the much-hyped idea that the earthquake caused the stranding. This year in Japan, Squid fishermen in Tokushima Prefecture hauled in a bumper catch just read more