Read more squid stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/5264/squid.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:02:21 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70062/taxi-sized-squid-caught-off-louisiana.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagScientists studying whale diets in the Gulf of Mexico unexpectedly hauled in a giant squid half as long as a school bus, Reuters reports. The 19.5-foot-long creature dragged up from 1,500 feet below the sea off Louisiana is the first giant squid found in the area in over...http://www.newser.com/story/70062/taxi-sized-squid-caught-off-louisiana.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 23 Sep 2009 2:39:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/25897/scientists-thaw-colossal-squid-for-probe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNew Zealand scientists have begun defrosting a colossal squid, caught last year, so they can dissect the little-known species. They aim to start by determining the sex of the 34-foot long animal, a native of Antarctica that weighs half a ton. "They're incredibly rare—this is probably one of six...http://www.newser.com/story/25897/scientists-thaw-colossal-squid-for-probe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 28 Apr 2008 10:56:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/4165/giant-squid-storms-australia.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA giant squid that weighs 550 pounds and measures 26 feet from the tip of its body to the end of its fearsome tentacles washed up on an Australian beach today. The rarely spotted sea creature is the largest specimen encountered since February, when fishermen in New Zealand netted a...http://www.newser.com/story/4165/giant-squid-storms-australia.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Jul 2007 11:26:13 CDT