The NY Times is saying that two Japanese Scientists have caught a giant squid on film

[Gaetan P.]

giant squid on film

hi everyone...long time haven't posted,,just busy...here it is

http://video.msn.com/v/us/v.htm?g=716c19b3-ef4e-4eb2-8304-da451b830613&t=m13&f=06/64&p=News_NBC News

The squid....is it Archie?

 

[chrono_war01]

And here's a link with Steve O' saying a few things about 'sex-crazed' squid.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3426442a11,00.html

...More recently, Dr O'Shea began trying to lure giant squid into camera range by squirting squid pheromones, sexual scents, into the ocean off the South Island.

"These things come into New Zealand waters to breed," Dr O'Shea said of the squid.

"They're sex-crazed."

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[krin]

Citation for article not yet available

Article will be in "Proceedings of the Royal Society B : Biological Sciences" is is listed currently as upcoming.

It's also not available free - darn.

KRin

 

[Phil]

Krin,

It is free. Please click below.

http://www.pubs.royalsoc.ac.uk/proc_bio_content/pdf/RSPB20053158.pdf

 

[Steve O'Shea]

And here's a link with Steve O' saying a few things about 'sex-crazed' squid.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3426442a11,00.html

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The pinhead who wrote that article also wrote:

"The filming has beaten New Zealand squid expert Steve O'Shea, of Auckland, who mounted several fruitless expeditions to film giant squid in the wild."

Fruitless? That knocked the wind out of me! Never mind. I call them pinhead because I've got a little doll here, reserved for just such a purpose. Ouch!

 

[chrono_war01]

You do know that you push the pins into the dolls, not into yourself, do you?

 

[monty]

The pinhead who wrote that article also wrote:

"The filming has beaten New Zealand squid expert Steve O'Shea, of Auckland, who mounted several fruitless expeditions to film giant squid in the wild."

Fruitless? That knocked the wind out of me! Never mind. I call them pinhead because I've got a little doll here, reserved for just such a purpose. Ouch!

Well, you can rest assured that all of us here find your research quite fruity... er, I mean fruitful! fruitful! Ok, really just cool... and anyway, you'll certainly have the last laugh when your armies of architeuthis you've raised from pups are sent to dismantle the newspaper office!

 

[sorseress]

Hmmmmm,

Well, you'll certainly have the last laugh when your armies of architeuthis you've raised from pups are sent to dismantle the newspaper office!

Armies???? Ok , squid marines. Personally I like armadas better. Led by captain , no doubt.

 

[Tintenfisch]

Armies???? Ok , squid marines. Personally I like armadas better. Led by captain , no doubt.

Aye aye!

 

[ArchieFan]

Now that we can find one, it's only a matter of time before one is caught alive. Who ever does that will be the famous one. Steve? Ring ring. Pick up the phone!

Inside joke, I read that New Yorker story about his expedition with one of their reporters. That was the one where Steve is approached by the local fisherman who named his cat "Archie" after he saw the discovery "Chasing giants" docu.

 

[chrono_war01]

The elusive Archie...the cat. Wow, and I thought that the fishermen actually caught Archi.

 

[krin]

Well, thats odd then...

Krin,

It is free. Please click below.

http://www.pubs.royalsoc.ac.uk/proc_bio_content/pdf/RSPB20053158.pdf

When I checked on Monday at the journal site I got "got to pay" advice when I clicked on the link. Maybe it just didn't like me! I do this looking for journal articles stuff for a living so thats deflated me a little in thinking I was good at my job!

KRin

 

[Snafflehound]

You do know that you push the pins into the dolls, not into yourself, do you?

LOL Chrono