4/30/2008

HERE'S LOOKING AT YOU, KID

The world's biggest eyes, courtesy of the giant squid caught last year in Antarctic waters which is only now being slowly defrosted and dissected. No pun intended, but this is very cool. There is a mystique associated with these large cephalopods, in that so little is known about them. But they represent a very successful, ancient branch of life, some of whose members show surprising intelligence. Check out this video of an octopus in action. Don't let the colorful Scandihoovian narration put you off!

1 comment:

Thordr said...

Colossal squid, Scott, if PZ hears you calling it a giant squid, he will have to pay you a visit ;)