Giant Squid Caught On Video

**tonmo** · Dec 10, '12, 8:54pm

Long-awaited development on Architeuthis!

http://dsc.discovery.com/show-news/g...irst-time.html

Also being discussed / liked on the TONMO Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/tonmodotcom...20827604747210

**CaptFish** · Dec 11, '12, 12:15am

**DWhatley** · Dec 11, '12, 3:59am

Just posting the first photos video here for historic reference:

OB · Dec 11, '12, 4:09am

Unclenches jaws

**Steve O'Shea** · Dec 11, '12, 6:03am

I can assure you that you will not be disappointed when you watch the show. In press release and title they demonize the animal again, and there has been an outcry from those involved at their doing so (but I cannot and will not get drawn into the 'behind the scenes' politics of all of this), but when you see this animal, alive, full-grown, beautiful, well, demon it is not. It is the most exquisite thing you will see, and it is no fleeting glimpse either - you see a LOT for a LONG time, in full colour, full HD, complete focus.

I have probably said more than I should have; I am awaiting confirmation that we can talk about it, because this announcement caught us off-guard (we had no forewarning that it would be announced today).

27 January is a day you want to mark in your calendars!

**DWhatley** · Dec 11, '12, 6:19am

Can you suggest if your special lure was effective and if you personally were in the water when it showed up?

**Steve O'Shea** · Dec 11, '12, 6:23am

I can tell you that it worked for some things and not for others, and that the three separate approaches (lures) employed during the expedition had three very different effects, but I cannot mention specifics.

I am a socialist at heart, but I can tell you that without Ray Dalio's scientific equipment and love for exploration none of this would have proven possible.

**Thales** · Dec 11, '12, 2:42pm

Fantastic. Can't wait.
I am doing a short interview about the possibility of the animal from 20000 Leagues actually existing and am suggesting they push it back until after the Jan 27.

**Jean** · Dec 11, '12, 4:26pm

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!!! I Want to see it NOW!!!!!!!!

**DWhatley** · Dec 11, '12, 5:13pm

Yea, me too but I can wait on the video with pleasant anticipation if I could just hear/read the skinny on the adventure! I fully enjoyed the Facebook log of what didn't happen in anticipation of finally getting to hear/read details of what they SAW while in the subs.

**Clem** · Dec 11, '12, 8:01pm

This is great news.

Clem

**Tentacle Toast** · Dec 12, '12, 9:18am

My telly gets so little action, that even it can't wait!

**Danno** · Dec 12, '12, 12:06pm

Steve saying Full HD makes me very excited. I haven't had to wait as long as other people for this, but since I was 12 I wanted to see this.

**Pr0teusUnbound** · Dec 12, '12, 8:20pm

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**SquiddyBiscuit** · Dec 12, '12, 10:49pm

How exciting!

**DWhatley** · Dec 17, '12, 8:05am

Commentary by Deep Sea News announcing giant squid video with additional history of the search.

A new (1/7/2013 posting)higher quality video of the first architeuthis brought to the surface (Japanese, no subtitles)

**Clem** · Dec 17, '12, 4:19pm

Hmmm. Commenter at Deep Sea News link claims that Ku sneak-previewed footage at 2012 Cephalopod International Advisory Council Symposium, just weeks ago. If true, and if Ku showed it to a crowd (and not just a friend or two), there must be some reactions and/or descriptions floating around out there, unless the ceph geek code of silence is stronger than I'd thought it to be.

Clem

**DWhatley** · Dec 17, '12, 8:08pm

One of my PhD students saw some of the footage presented by the venerable Kubodera himself, at this years http://www.ciac2012brazil.com.br/ conference. Apparently its not only the real deal, but absolutely amazing….

I suspect the commenter or his "student" are blowing smoke or going on hearsay. We had a pretty good representation at the conference in Brazil (at least four of our members) and not one word about a video by Ku was mentioned. His is not a presentation that would have been missed by any of the three "squidologists" in NZ (Kat, Aaron and Heather).

**DWhatley** · Dec 18, '12, 4:26am

or for anyone who wants to refresh their memory of giant squid knowledge/exploration

I have a copy of
Pirates of the deep - Stories of the Squid and Octopus by Paul Bartsch, Curator of Marine Invertebrates, US National Museum pages 347-375 of the Smithsonian Report for 1916.

There is quite a long section in the pamphlet about the giant squid including tall tales, documented recovery and particularly about a huge die off that anyone interested in the history of our knowledge of this critter will enjoy reading.

It is available on Google books as a free ebook. The giant squid material starts on 364 with undocumented spottings and fish tales. Documented findings start on 366.

In searching for the above pamphlet, I came across an on-line summary of giant squid exploration with one of the famous squid researchers that was not on this expedition (pity) but has spend a lot of time (including a 1999 submersible expedition) studying the animal. Something tells me Clyde may still see his in situ animal ...

**Steve O'Shea** · Dec 20, '12, 7:23am

Originally Posted by Clem

Hmmm. Commenter at Deep Sea News link claims that Ku sneak-previewed footage at 2012 Cephalopod International Advisory Council Symposium, just weeks ago. If true, and if Ku showed it to a crowd (and not just a friend or two), there must be some reactions and/or descriptions floating around out there, unless the ceph geek code of silence is stronger than I'd thought it to be.

Clem

That would appear to be the case Clem, based on what I read there also (I never went to the CIAC conference so cannot know for sure); I would be surprised if Ku showed any of the footage, but .... it doesn't bother me if he did.