Big squid largest ever The big squid ... Captain John Bennett with his giant catch. New Zealand's biggest aquatic celebrity, a colossal squid, has officially weighed-in at 495 kilograms, making it the largest ever caught. But it won't get any bigger because it's already dead cold. And scientists can't figure out how to defrost it. Squid expert Dr Steve O'Shea, who will be studying the creature, said it was weighed last week while it was still frozen in a large container. "It is 495kg. It is even heavier than we thought," Dr O'Shea said. The weight of the colossal squid, caught by fishermen on a longline in Antarctic waters in February, makes it 195kg heavier than the previous record-holder, a 300kg squid of the same species found in 2003. The colossal squid is a species much heavier but shorter than the better known giant squid. Dr O'Shea said the colossal colossal was priceless to scientists, and would be worth many millions of dollars if it were insured. Meanwhile, the scientists have yet to decide how best to thaw out the colossal squid, which was frozen into a container soon after it was captured. Dr O'Shea said more than 426 people had so far telephoned to suggest how to defrost the squid. Scientists may use some sort of giant microwave, he said. "Obviously not a Fisher and Paykel commercial grade thing, but there are certain microwave equivalents that are used by industry for treating timber and the like that we could probably fit this thing into, so that is one option. "Someone told me that could probably do it in a couple of minutes to an hour. But that is just one option. We want to make sure we use the best process," he said. He said it could not simply be left to defrost at room temperature, because it would take four days. By then the outside would have rotted while the inside was still frozen. The squid is being housed in the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa in Wellington. CREDITS: SMH.com.au wow... think abt all the salt & peper squid and calamari it can make~~~ yummmmm~~~
u can still kinda see the head... just not as clear as the hole back from HK... for abt 2 weeks now... gosh i miss HK so much T-T
lol...i still can't find the head...and i don't wanna examine it more..so disturbing..i hate squid..."yao yu so" isn't fried squid rite? ya i miss hk too..haven't been in 10 years..its about time to go bak sooon...oh my my cousin is there he comign bak in like 2 weeks...wat should i ask him to bring bak?
hahaha... just think abt all the yummy dishes it can make... then u'll find it less disturbing... ask ur cousin to bring back some stinky tofu
lol yummy dishes? like?? i rather eat octopus...actually no lol ewww tofo..i want "dut yee" stuff...like things u can't get in toronto...mini stuff
i think squid taste better than octopus... calamaris~~~ hmmm... i haven't been to Toronto so i'd have no idea wot u can or can't get from there...
i bet that squid is super chewy tooooo...touching it would b eewwwwww come to toronto next time dawn lol
yup... she has came back to claim her rightful place as a V. I. P.!!!! After battling with the elements to change her fate among the Gods... I say.. Squid for calamari... Octopus for sashimi...
hahaha yeah... guess i was having too much fun there... n i saw Ecko's pic on my comp last night... so i thought it's abt time i get back to PA
lol huh?? wha pic... -unsure..-sweat... hey welcome back -hug for Dawn.. time to bust out the champagne... so what kinda souvenirs you bring back from the land of HK!? -bigsmile
