Mystery Squid Found in Florida
Wednesday, February 28th, 2007
Scientists at Florida’s Mote Marine Laboratory are still trying to figure out the identity of a large squid found off the Florida Keys last week. Capt. Clint Moore was fishing southwest of Key West Tuesday when he saw a large mass floating at the surface. Moore realized the creature was a squid and took it aboard. At the dock, he estimated the squid to be 13 feet long but realized it was not fully intact. Ew, check out the beak. Watch your toes, Floridians!
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Yikes! That thing could certainly reach far with tentacles like that. That beak looks like it could bite a good chunk out of someone’s toes. I’d never seen a brownish squid before…
John Doe Squid
Just when the Floridians thought the only thing to worry them in the water were the sharks….