A weird wash-up: Huge 'sexy' squid, other unusual creatures found on Volusia beaches -...

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Daytona Beach News-Journal​

A weird wash-up: Huge 'sexy' squid, other unusual creatures found on Volusia beaches
Daytona Beach News-Journal
An upwelling of colder water from the deep ocean washed up a variety of amazing creatures onto local beaches this week, including a huge, “sexy” squid. The squid, about 53-inches long, washed up in Wilbur-by-the-Sea on Wednesday morning, said ...


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My guess is more likely, Tremoctopus (blanket octopus), definitely NOT vampyroteuthis

 

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WFTV Orlando​

Octopus washes ashore Volusia County beach, officials say
WFTV Orlando
That is exactly what happened Wednesday morning when a 53-inch long octopus washed up in Wilbur-by-the-Sea, said Michael Brothers with the Volusia County Marine Science Center. Originally, some thought the octopus was a “sexy” squid.
Mistaken identity: Huge sexy squid really an octopusDaytona Beach News-Journal
Unusual octopus washes ashore in Volusia CountyWESH Orlando

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talkRADIO (press release)​

A huge 'sexy' squid is mistaken for a giant octopus in Florida
talkRADIO (press release)
It measured roughly 53 inches along, and had been believed to be a vampire squid, according to the News Journal Online. Now, an employee of Florida's Museum of Natural History has identified it as a blanket octopus, a name which comes from the webbing ...


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Daytona Beach News-Journal​

Deep mystery: Another huge octopus reported on a Volusia beach
Daytona Beach News-Journal
... saw several in the water. Kevin Kehoe has surfed local waters for 40 years and said he had never seen an octopus until Wednesday. “I thought they were jelly fish at first,” Kehoe said Friday. “When I got out I saw one on the beach dead. I thought ...


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