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Hi y’all. It’s giant squid time again!
Next Tuesday (21 Aug in New Zealand; Monday 20 Aug in the US) we’ll be examining a recently caught specimen of Architeuthis, at the Auckland Museum. The exact plan is still being developed, but the Museum has plans to live stream at least part of the day on their Facebook page, and to engage with the online community in real time to answer some public questions. We will post more info here as the timing becomes clearer.
Hope to see you online next week!
Next Tuesday (21 Aug in New Zealand; Monday 20 Aug in the US) we’ll be examining a recently caught specimen of Architeuthis, at the Auckland Museum. The exact plan is still being developed, but the Museum has plans to live stream at least part of the day on their Facebook page, and to engage with the online community in real time to answer some public questions. We will post more info here as the timing becomes clearer.
Hope to see you online next week!
How do you lose a frozen giant squid, you might ask? Good question. Answer: its container got loaded for transport without either the contents or destination being labeled on the outside! I ended up making some frantic calls from international airports while traveling to the US in early July, to be sure it hadn't been unexpectedly delivered somewhere and was gently defrosting without our knowledge... but it has now arrived safely (and still frozen) at the Museum, where we will get to take a look early next week. Stay tuned!
