Cool Tentacles

The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa is even now dissecting a 10 meter long colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni) that was caught (and frozen) back in February 2007. They're working in a cold room and defrosting the squid in cold salt water to preserve it (and they're also dissecting a smaller specimen and a couple of merely giant squid (Architeuthis). You can follow along on their blog, and watch live on their SquidCam. They'll be working until April 30th, so have a peek.


Hat tip to Tam for the pointer!