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User's Gallery	Diving down to almost a half-mile below the surface, a pod of sperm whales are looking for prey. There is almost no visible light here - this is the Twilight or Mesopelagic Zone and it reaches from 600 - 3500 feet below the surface. It is in this zone that we begin to see bioluminescent creatures. This 50-foot whale has come upon a 16-foot giant squid. The whale uses the oil reserve inside its massive head as a "sound lens" in order to focus an intense beam of sound energy at the squid. This explosive "crack" of sound is enough to stun the squid. - Not associated with Barela Sculpture/www.barelafish.com
	· Date: Mon November 15, 2004 · Views: 4189 · Filesize: 9.5kb, 113.3kb · Dimensions: 1080 x 756 ·
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	Keywords: Sperm Whale firefly squid giant bioluminescent Mesopelagic Zone
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Anonymous
Larval Mass

Registered: November 2002
Posts: 4

Tue November 16, 2004 9:12pm

Thanks for the great submission!

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Architeuthis

Registered: November 2002
Location: New Zealand waters, 0-25m.
Posts: 1,651

Wed November 17, 2004 6:09am

I like the facts and figures a lot!! Terrific stuff. About time the squid wins one of these battles though, don't you think? ;-)

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Wed November 17, 2004 10:43am

Hey Steve - Thanks! This is one of my murals for the Living Planet Aquarium.

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Architeuthis

Registered: November 2002
Location: 4303345N 591830E 12n
Posts: 1,299

Fri November 19, 2004 8:32pm

Absolutely brilliant image; very moody and dark. This is exactly how I imagined one of these titanic encounters to take place! Top stuff.

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Calamari1122

Larval Mass

Registered: March 2007
Posts: 2

Mon March 12, 2007 5:27pm

Rating: 9.00

I love it, love it, love it!!!

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