[...] Last year, I linked to a story in the New Yorker about a scientist who was trying to catch giant squid. Today it’s being reported (via Slashdot) that Japanese scientists have captured images of an Architeuthis in its natural habitat. 9/28/2005 8:26 AM | Tags: Science | RSS | Trackback [...]
The hunt for Architeuthis
He began to race around again, and before long his arms were filled with a box of specimen jars, the hula hoops, a net, a hammer, a rope, a worn leather briefcase that was only half buckled, and several rolled-up maps. “O.K., I think we're about ready,” he said. “I just need a smoke, and we'll be off.”
What a great story. (via Gabe)