Giant squid with 40,000 sharp teeth take up residence in Monterey Bay

Mercury News ^ | 7/23/07 | Paul Rogers

[NormsRevenge]

Humboldt squid are active predators on small fish such as the
lanternfish in the lower left corner of this photograph.
(Credit: Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute)

[tje]

Yeah, but what do they taste like?

[Brujo]

Ack! It's a giant squid and it's coming right for us!

(Hmm, actually I suppose that one's going away, isn't it?)

[clamper1797]

Yeah, but what do they taste like?

Chicken

[frithguild]

Yeah, but what do they taste like?

Just like chicken.

[VOA]

“Yeah, but what do they taste like?”

IIRC, these are called “red devils” by Mexican fishermen, who catch them
for sale as seafood.
I think Discovery Channel had one show on about the controversy of how
dangerous they are to human swimmers/divers. The had a real diver on
that had been attacked by them and nearly drug down to his death...
and an academic “expert” on squid whose years of lab-work convinced
him that they aren’t that dangerous.

I think I’d play it safe and take the advice of the real-life diver.

More info here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dosidicus_gigas

[Budge]

Global warming! Global warming! It’s all Bush’s fault! It’s all Bush’s fault!

[P.O.E.]

So fish sticks are soon to be an endangered species?

[frithguild]

A mysterious sea creature, up to 7 feet long, weighing up to 100 pounds, with 40,000 sharp teeth. It hunts in packs of hundreds, flying through the water at 25 mph, changing color.

[kevinm13]

Nice red nose. (I wonder if Harry is wandering from his Mormon faith that stays away from alcohol and caffeine).

[potlatch]

[willgolfforfood]

Spotted owl. But they have somewhat of a fishy aftertaste.

[dfwgator]

Nah they taste more like roasted Panda.

[JRios1968]

The taste is a mixture of Giant Panda and Bald Eagle...yummm

[devolve]

Appetizers for Whitey!

[giobruno]

I’ve spent time on the Sea of Cortez, and the Humboldts are out there; the Mexican fishermen are very leery of them and do not swim at night when the squid are most active also, they are drawn to lights). Any academic who says they aren’t dangerous would probably tell you GW sharks aren’t dangerous either. I would not want to be in the water with either.

[potlatch]

You’re right, those squid would be gonners when ‘he’ showed up, lol.

I ate squid years ago in Puerto Rico but don’t recall the taste. Obviously not great as I don’t remember eating it again!

[GQuagmire]

A mysterious sea creature..............

[JRios1968]

"The only important question is: can I put frickin' lasers on their frickin' heads?"