Huge squid has world's largest eye, say scientists (CNN)

[eppur_se_muova]

(CNN) -- Scientists studying the carcass of what they call the heaviest squid ever found have discovered it has eyes as big as soccer balls -- reportedly the largest in the world.

The colossal squid's eyes were measured at about 27 centimeters (10.8 inches) across by researchers, who have been defrosting it and a smaller specimen at Te Papa, the national museum of New Zealand.
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Bolstad, one of a team of international scientists brought in to examine the creature, added: "It's the largest known eye in the animal kingdom."
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When they measured the colossal squid's beak, O'Shea said, they were stunned to discover that it was shorter than colossal-squid beaks recovered from the stomachs of sperm whales, which prey on squid.

That led O'Shea to conclude that even heavier colossal squid lurk somewhere below the surface, unseen by human eyes.
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more: http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/04/30/colossal.squid/index.html

[Dogmudgeon]

1. The bad news is, it's blind.

--p!

[TheCowsCameHome]

2. and even worse, it's sounds like our VP

[Dead_Parrot]

3. Tastes OK, though.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/4502341a11.html

[YOY]

4. But about that elusive talking sponge...

n/t

[Bonobo]

5. Pic:

[Tesha]

7. That's very clever! Did you do it? (NT)

[Bonobo]

8. Nope, good though, isn't it?

[Tesha]

6. Damn! I thought it was *THIS GUY*!