Little giant squid

Time to catch up on all things cephalopod!

A three-metre giant squid specimen washed up on a beach on Wellington's South Coast yesterday (2nd April).

In comparison with our colossal squid it's a bit small, but because it's small it's interesting! . . .

The squid was found in shallow water by Alana Spragg and her daughter Bella who managed to drag it onto the beach. At just 3m long the squid is one of the smallest we've seen: this means that it is either a rarely seen male, or an even more rarely seen juvenile.

Posted by David on April 28, 2009 9:25 PM