They’re Mad As Hell And They’re Not Gonna Take It Anymore
Posted by Ross Rosenberg
It seems cephalopods have had it up to here with these Remote Operated Vehicles and underwater cameras and are beginning to take up tentacles against out voyeuristic ways. Here, a large but as yet unidentified squid attacks an ROV at a depth of 1650 feet in the Gulf of Mexico. A few weeks ago — as many, many, many of you pointed out, thank you — National Geographic posted footage taken by a Shell owned ROV last year in which an “elbowed”, otherworldly Magnapinna squid floated up to stare menacingly into the cameras lens.
I suspect that shows of force like these will continue, most likely culminating in all out war. Hopefully our government is prepared.
Huge squid attacks ROV [Liveleak] : Thanks, Chris
Categories: Cephalopods, Science, Squid, Tentacles
Posted at 2:28 pm on December 4, 2008
16 Comments -
Comment by Chad Savage — December 4, 2008 @ 3:03 pm
Is it bad the idea of the squid might have been trying to mate with that mass of metal has gotten me all hot and bothered?
And that video needs some suitable soundtrack.
Comment by Optical — December 4, 2008 @ 4:05 pm
It looks like it lost a tentacle.
Comment by eltiburo — December 4, 2008 @ 4:10 pm
he’s a cutie wootie
Comment by Tark Wilkins — December 4, 2008 @ 5:40 pm
I think it is a Humboldt Squid
http://squid.us/wp-content/uploads/giant-humboldt-squid-california.jpg
Comment by Sandra — December 4, 2008 @ 6:14 pm
Humboldt-Scmumboldt!! That fucker is going to get a size 10 boot in it’s plate-sized eye if it messes with my ROV again!
Comment by BobDog — December 4, 2008 @ 7:37 pm
Technically, they’re taking up arms AND tentacles.
Comment by Angry Sam — December 4, 2008 @ 9:39 pm
That is a Humboldt. Yeah I think it would shred your boot into cole slaw… and they work for Mr. C. Any time you’d like to wear some L.E.D. cuttlefish beacons as a human fish lure in Baja, let me know.
Comment by SM — December 4, 2008 @ 9:45 pm
This story has been co-opted by your good friends at http://www.thechumslick.com/index.php/2008/12/04/hide-your-pineal-gland
Comment by eltiburo — December 5, 2008 @ 12:19 am
That video was beautiful, fascinating & horrifying all at once. Until the squid was poked by the mechanical arm. Then it was just funny.
Comment by Evil Jim — December 5, 2008 @ 4:34 am
ahhh robot on cephalopod action… I love the future.
Comment by hatelolz — December 5, 2008 @ 2:09 pm
That is not a humbolt. Watch some Animal Planet, you experts.
Comment by John — December 5, 2008 @ 2:18 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bo53ErZgkRw
there you go… we’re DOOMED I tell you
Comment by Andy — December 6, 2008 @ 6:10 am
Don’t miss the National Geographic footage. You won’t believe your eyes. Thanks for putting this on for us to see.
Comment by Mogo The Mugger — December 8, 2008 @ 2:06 am
Sorry to often John. I did not say it WAS only that it looked like…
Comment by Sandra — December 8, 2008 @ 10:15 pm
Proof that squids will be our successors in the future. How? I wouldn’t know.
Comment by Wtfman — December 22, 2008 @ 4:48 pm