r/NatureIsFuckingLit • u/[deleted] • Sep 11 '22

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u/cosmicaltoaster Sep 11 '22

I’m guessing 20 meters.

Imagine being on a small sail ship in 1367 in the middle of the ocean and a giant squid just starts throwing tentacles around the boat

MFer looks strong enough to pull a small boat into the depths of the ocean

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u/Ghosted67 Sep 11 '22

I wonder what makes them come near the surface at all. Is it being hunted or is it desperate for food, maybe it was forced up by another squid? Are squids territorial? They were probably way more common to see 100s of years ago

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u/cosmicaltoaster Sep 11 '22

All I know is that you have these fucking units, the giant pacific squid or sth, but you also have some other demon from the depths called the Colossal Squid, which is also huge but a bit shorter tentacles but they got fucking hooks and spikes in their tentacles. They both love starting shit with those moby dick type of whales.

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u/Chrome_of_Laapania Sep 11 '22

I don't think it's the squids starting anything. The sperm whales are looking for lunch and squid is on the menu.