What Killed Florida's Giant Squid?
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 - 12:00
in Earth & Climate
It never fails--I take some time off, and a giant squid shows up!A few years ago, it was a half-eaten carcass found floating in Monterey Bay. Every teuthologist dreams of a giant squid sighting in her backyard, but Fate's wicked sense of humor had me taking a summer course in Friday Harbor when my dream came true. So while I was playing with worms, my labmates back home were eagerly dissecting the largest giant squid ever seen in Monterey Bay.Not that I'm bitter or anything.read more