Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Alien-like Squid With "Elbows" Filmed at Drilling Site

A mile and a half (two and a half kilometers) underwater, a remote control submersible's camera has captured an eerie surprise: an alien-like, long-armed, and -- strangest of all -- "elbowed" Magnapinna squid.

(Via Futurismic.)


Now that's what I call an eldritch horror.

7 comments:

Tristan Eldritch said...

Brilliant. Throw Cthulhu into the 2012 mix!

Anonymous said...

On which party ticket?

I understand Rhan-Tegoth will be running in the 2012 primaries as a Republican. Go crab-like multi-tentacled uber-squidloid Great Old Ones! I also hear McCain is not happy about being displaced by these younger eldritch star spawn. Oh, well...there's always 2016! 8^}

c: "xygma" -- exactly!

Anonymous said...

Good God that thing is weird ugly--reminds me somewhat of the alien creatures from "Independence Day."

Katie said...

Cthulhu in the Gulf of Mexico? If that's the case, Houston might not be the best place for me anymore.

Unknown said...

Does anyone else think it looks more like a deep-sea squid kite?

This pic especially:

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/11/photogalleries/squid-magnapinna-photos/images/primary/2_magnapinna_461.jpg

Mac said...

It looks like a trippy marionette . . .

Unknown said...

After reviewing the picture I realise what I meant to say was upside-down puppet!