I wasnt sure where to put this, Its a bit of science with some trivia added on I suppose.
I've been sort of fascinated with this creature since they finally hauled one out of the depths, colossal squids are massive and viscous, theyre main
and possibly only predator is the sperm whale.
This specimen here has an eye as big as a soccer ball with a lense the size of an orange, it is the largest eye ever seen or studied.
I think this one was some 26-30' long and theyre estimated to grow up to 50' long, makes the crakken myth sound even more plausible now
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Marine scientists studying the carcass of a rare colossal squid said Wednesday they had measured its eye at 27
centimeters (10.8 inches) across — larger than a dinner plate and the biggest animal eye on earth.
One of the quid's two eyes, with a lens as big as an orange, was found intact as the scientists examined the creature while it was slowly defrosted
at New Zealand's national museum, Te Papa Tongarewa. It has been preserved there since being caught in the Ross Sea off Antarctica's northern coast
last year.
"This is the only intact eye (of a colossal squid) that's ever been found. It's spectacular," said Auckland University of Technology squid
specialist Kat Bolstad, one of a team of international scientists brought in to examine the creature.
"It's the largest known eye in the animal kingdom," Bolstad told The Associated Press.
The squid is the biggest specimen ever caught of the rare and mysterious deep-water species Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni, or colossal squid. It is
26-feet long and weighs almost 1,089-pound, but scientists believe the species may grow up to 46 feet long.
I think Mike fits the job he has earned perfectly. I dont really know him that well and I doubt he
knows me but I've always thought very highly of most of his threads, in fact it got to the point that if I seen a post about mars pics, if Mike wasnt
the author I wouldnt even bother clicking on the thread lol.. 
