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Monster squid goes viral after it washed up in New Zealand
foxnews.com ^ | 8/27/18 | Chris Ciaccia

Posted on 08/27/2018 9:14:04 AM PDT by ColdOne

An enormous 14-foot squid has washed up on the shores of Wellington, New Zealand, prompting images of the colossal cephalopod to go viral.

Three brothers, Dan, Jack and Matthew Aplin, stumbled upon the find on Saturday. Dan is a member of the Ocean Hunter Spearfishing & Freediving Specialists in Wellington, which posted several images of the impressive squid to its Facebook page.

"Wellington team member Dan had an interesting find in Wellington this morning!" the Ocean Hunter Spearfishing & Freediving Specialists captioned the images. The post had been shared almost 6,000 times as of Monday morning.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Miscellaneous; Outdoors; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: newzealand; squid
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1 posted on 08/27/2018 9:14:04 AM PDT by ColdOne
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2 posted on 08/27/2018 9:16:22 AM PDT by heterosupremacist (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.)
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Wow! From the article: “The largest giant squid ever measured came in at 43 feet and weighed nearly a ton, according to Smithsonian Ocean.” Amazing..


3 posted on 08/27/2018 9:17:32 AM PDT by neverevergiveup
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That is why you are Susi.


4 posted on 08/27/2018 9:19:31 AM PDT by bmwcyle (People who do not study history are destine to believe really ignorant statements.)
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Lay down with squid, wake up with...?


5 posted on 08/27/2018 9:21:47 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: ColdOne
Tonight's feature on Monster Horror Chiller Theater is The Monster Squid That Ate Christchurch" starring Kenneth Toby, Tina Louise, Arthur Treacher and Gringo the Wonder Dog.


6 posted on 08/27/2018 9:22:31 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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I would watch that!


7 posted on 08/27/2018 9:24:57 AM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: ColdOne

Calamari....yum


8 posted on 08/27/2018 9:25:08 AM PDT by antidemoncrat
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To: bmwcyle

No thanks.


9 posted on 08/27/2018 9:25:27 AM PDT by laplata (Leftists/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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Calamari...yuck.


10 posted on 08/27/2018 9:25:56 AM PDT by laplata (Leftists/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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Giant squids are inedible because they concentrated ammonia in their tissues.


11 posted on 08/27/2018 9:25:58 AM PDT by Publius
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Giant squids are inedible because they concentrated ammonia in their tissues.

So it will be like going back in time and eating a hamburger from Burger Chef.


12 posted on 08/27/2018 9:27:30 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: neverevergiveup

You know way down deep in the water where no human has ever gone there are some monster quid.


13 posted on 08/27/2018 9:29:10 AM PDT by ColdOne ((I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11~ Best Election Ever!)
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Run away!!

14 posted on 08/27/2018 9:30:32 AM PDT by Defiant (I may be deplorable, but I'm not getting in that basket.)
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Zathras thinks it could be a Vorlon.


15 posted on 08/27/2018 9:37:02 AM PDT by Zathras
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Came for the pic.
Knew it was here....................


16 posted on 08/27/2018 9:37:24 AM PDT by Red Badger (July 2018 - the month the world learns the TRUTH......Q Anon.......Timelines change. Aug 16)
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Can you imagine the smell of that thing...


17 posted on 08/27/2018 9:37:40 AM PDT by mountn man (The Pleasure You Get From Life, Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)
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Ugh,, looking at that pic, the squid would be pretty rank too


18 posted on 08/27/2018 9:40:50 AM PDT by tm61 (Election 2012: we find it IS possible, to polish a turd.)
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To: Defiant

That is my all time favorite image of Hitlary.


19 posted on 08/27/2018 9:45:31 AM PDT by Slyfox (Not my circus, not my monkeys)
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A. Why was the Giant Squid beached? Does this happen spontaneously, when the creature becomes to old or too large to sufficiently feed itself?

B. Is there much difference between a huge squid and a large octopus?


20 posted on 08/27/2018 9:55:36 AM PDT by lee martell (AT)
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