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1,000 Pound “Colossal” Squid Thawed in NZ
Calimari-sicles for 10,000, please. Image from Hideki Saito Scientists from New Zealand have begun the process of thawing and dissecting a squid corpse that they’ve kept in a freezer for the past year. It is huge, weighing in at half a ton.
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Friday, March 28, 2008
It’s possible this is the freakiest medical breakthrough I’ve ever seen; scientists are trying to figure out how to make prosthetic limbs out of squid beaks. Image from vanveelen on Flickr Scientists have apparently been mystified for some time at just how an animal with no
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008
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