bobwonderbuns said:
Soooo, the question is, are there any squids/octos/anything else living in the deep seas that are bigger than ole messie? If so, what are they? Any thoughts??
Hiya WonderfulBob with Buns
You'd have to decide how you were going to measure 'size', whether in terms of length or weight.
In terms of length (larger than Messie or Archi) you'd be including things like salps, nematode worms (or it could have been a nemertean - I am getting rusty), some shark and many cetaceans.
In terms of weight (heavier than Messie or Archi) you'd be including MANY MANY things, like MOST cetaceans, pinnipeds, sharks, MANY fish, and reptiles (some of these sea turtles are monstrously heavy).
It would be fantastic to have this information compiled for the press - I have never gotten around to doing so. The problem is past exaggerations in length and weight, and the difficulties associated with getting accurate weights for these monstrous things (basically you would have to cut them up into manageable pieces in order to weigh them accurately .... and who really wants to do that with a priceless specimen).
An Honours project? What are you up to?