July 30, 2002
Sizable Cephalpod
I was reading current news on the National Geographic site, and came across this really cool story.
Anytime we can state that we have just encountered largest invertebrate on Earth, is cause for excitement. This amazing cephalopod is the third of it's kind (and the largest) to ever have been found. The other two washed up on the shores or Tasmania as well; the first in 1986, and then in 1991.
If you aren't going to read the linked article, at least check out some of these interesting facts.
- Largest invertebrate on Earth
- Weighs about 550 pounds
- Around 50 feet long (some sites claim 60 feet!)
- A teuthologist is a squid specialist
- It's beak is strong enough to cut a steel cable
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