Squid or Jellyfish?

[Snafflehound]

I spotted this pic of a phallic-looking sea beast labelled as "giant squid" while browsing a random nature blog:

http://xo.typepad.com/blog/nature/

The image source is originally from http://pya.cc/ which I cannot read at all.

Looks more like some type of jellyfish to me, but I am no expert.

 

[erich orser]

Look like a massive jelly to me as well, but then I'm not an expert either.

 

[chrono_war01]

looks like a giant jelly to me....

and again, I'm no expert.

 

[Steve O'Shea]

Looks like a giant jelly to me too, but I'm no expert either . It could be something as bizarre as the first-reported adult Promachoteuthis. Without a better pic we'll never know.

 

[Infusoria]

If I had any money, it would be on 'a jellyfish'

 

[Clem]

I'm no expert, but I play one on TV, and he would say it's a giant jellyfish, or a mushroom. The original source page is a Japanese blog, and I had no luck at parsing trusty Babelfish's translation.

 

[Steve O'Shea]

I'm no expert, but I play one on TV......

Spill the beans Clem (sorry if you have elsewhere; I've missed it)

 

[Snafflehound]

I'm no expert, but I play one on TV, and he would say it's a giant jellyfish, or a mushroom. The original source page is a Japanese blog, and I had no luck at parsing trusty Babelfish's translation.

that'd be even better than a new species of giant squid - first discovery of pelagic mushrooms!

 

[monty]

that'd be even better than a new species of giant squid - first discovery of pelagic mushrooms!

I think that type of mushroom is known to science-- it can be found in Super Mario Brothers...

 

[chrono_war01]

lol. But not underwater though!

 

[Fujisawas Sake]

Its a nice-sized jelly. But you know, fungi are already colonizing the oceans as well as the freshwater...

John

 

[Squidman]

Definitely a jelly. Kind of narrow top, though.

 

[chrono_war01]

If it was a squid, then it must have at least more than 20 arms or tentacles, no fins and no eyes.

Then it should be a jellyfish.

and that does not look ver big to me compared to THIS:

 

[Fujisawas Sake]

If it was a squid, then it must have at least more than 20 arms or tentacles, no fins and no eyes.

Then it should be a jellyfish.

What? I'm not sure I understand your meaning here...

I mean, we're talking totally different phyla here.

John

 

[chrono_war01]

If that thing in the water is a squid, then it is a squid that have at least more than 20 arms or tentacles, no fins and no eyes.

Then I think that it is NOT a squid, but actually a jellyfish.