COLOSSAL F*#&ING SQUID

Today's AotD is obvious: The colossal squid that was caught on Friday off the coast of New Zealand.

Talk about a fascinating animal!

Don't have time for a long textual post, but click on these:

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10425355

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossal_squid

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_squid

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sperm_whale

and finally, this one is awesome:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Largest_organisms

which points you here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_Eagle_Owl

which is an awesome owl! Check out those claws


(And yes, in case you're wondering, that wiki-chain is exactly how I first got to that owl, and it's the only way to fly.)

-George