get donkey! Presents: Mysteries of the Briny Deep
A giant squid that washed up on an Australian beach could be a previously unknown species, scientists said Monday.
THE 550-POUND (250-kilogram) creature was found dead Saturday on a beach in Hobart in Tasmania state and was transported Monday to the Tasmanian Museum. Experts were studying its unusual characteristics, which include long, thin flaps of muscle attached to each of its eight arms.
Now that’s a lotta Calamari!

It has begun. The mortal enemy of the Snakehead approaches. Let there BE ONLY ONE.
Comment by August J. Pollak | 7/23/2002
Lowly Snakehead’s puny fins will not stand a chance against SuperGiantSquid’s enormous Tentacles of Power!
Comment by Rob | 7/23/2002
I have written a novel concerning the famous Tasmanian Globster of 1960. What do you think?
Comment by Gordon Butler | 4/15/2003