"The Call of Ktulu"-Metallica

I thought this was the most appropriate song I can put on here since not only is it an amazingly eerie song, but its the closest song up to date that has anything to do with a squid, or a cephalopod of any nature.....Yea thats it...hope you enjoy....C'thulhu is scary...

Video Post of Honor

This video you see before you is a very interesting clip I found off of a National Geographic special on the Humboldt. What I really found interesting was the approach they used (the red lighting) to get the Humboldt squids closer to them to investigate. I also think its really interesting how the Humboldts are less able to process red lights.

In the end...NOTHING SAVES...the humboldt....

Conservation: Obviously there are various environmentalist groups that try to make new laws limiting the Squid fishing. In California one Karen Garrison, senior policy analyst for the NRDC (National Resources Defense Council) spoke out saying "Squids are too important to California's ocean ecosystem, to let them go the way of the sardine." (there are very few sardines left after years of catching and fishing.)

WARNING: Enclosed is a graphic picture of a captured Humboldt...

IA! IA! CTHULHU FTAGHN!

How has this organism been important to certain civilizations:

An ancient evil god of Sumerian, and Lovecraft Mythology is Cthulhu. Cthulhu has a cephalopod head so there are cults who praise the Humboldt squid because it is known as "the Red Devil."

The bridge between the Other Gods and the Earth Gods is CTHULHU (sometimes called the "Great Priest Cthulhu.") Of all the gods of Lovecraft's mythology, Cthulhu is the most dangerous to mankind. Whether a god, demi-god, or alien life-form, he came to earth aeons before mankind. His world or civilization rose from the South Pacific ocean only to submerge again about the time man appeared on earth. While most have forgotten him, he waits in his submerged Pacific city of R'lyeh for the day when the stars are right and he will rise to take command of the world. If he was once a mere mortal creature, his natural longevity and the prophecy of the stars have turned him into a god. Unlike the Other Gods above him, His return to reign over our world is certain. He and his spawn fought the pre-human, alien civilizations of earth. Worldwide, there appears to be a human and creature cult dedicated to Cthulhu and his return to power. In Australia, the aborigine tribes speak of him as Buddai, the "gigantic old man who lies asleep for ages underground with his head on his arm, and who will someday awake and eat up the world."

Not-so-Fun Fact: The Bloop incident of 1997 was located right around the exact coordinates of where the Ancient City of R'lyeh was mapped to be.

Threats of the Humboldt

Uh ohs! The Humboldt be getting killed off at a rather quick pace. Picture the Humboldt Squid is Tila....and the fishers and squid catchers....is SIGFRIED (Sephiroth)...sorry...Soul Calibur reference. Moving on...

Threats of the Humboldt: Although they spend most of their time at depths over 2000 feet below..Unfortunately for them they will come as far up to the surface to feed. This is when fisherman strike. Fisherman prepare this this very sharp trap for the Humboldt called a tackle. Once it takes a bite out of the tackle it will immidiately realize how much trouble it is in (Tyler Black style). The captured Humboldt will dive in spurts in a last attempt to get away...But to no avail...The Humboldt is reeled up and captured. There are alos big boats that come in and send down a giant net to scoop up many of the Humboldt squids as well. In conclusion we gotta stop this because this is probably realy pissing C'Thulhu off. Which brings us to our next post, and topic...

Adaptations of this Squid like creature...

Greetings from Florida!!! Yea it was kind of a last minute thing. What happened was I was at home playing my new Xbox360 when I got the call. It was the CIA telling me we had a situation in Florida. Well sure enought just as I finished packing my bags the car pulled up, so out the door I went. So after two days of fist fighting terrorists WITH MY FACE (think about it) I arrived on my dads laptop with the sudden jolt on my memory telling me I would fail Marine Bio if I didn't do this blog-o-rama thing. So Here I am...Hey Ms. Long, you said you wanted more entertainment. Personally I blame you... hehe I kid...

Adaptations of the Humboldt: The Humboldt Squid used to have a thick hard shell, and were relatively immobile. Fortunately when evolution took its toll they became more free swimming and alot smarter creatures. This was because they had to outsmart, and out-perform other fish to stay alive.

R.I.P Heath Ledger

~You were fearless....

Necessary resources/climate for survival...

What are the necessary resources/climate for Survival?

The neccesary resources for the Humboldt Squid are... UNKNOWN...

Seriously we know so little about them because they spend 95% of their lives at depths far beyond those safetly observed with scuba. We have no idea where they spawn, and no mortal man has ever found their eggs.

Habitat of the Humboldt Squid

Habitat: THe Humboldt Squid lives in the deep, dark depths of 660 to 2,300 feet in the Eastern Pacific. Their name comes from the Humboldt current where they live off the coast of South America. However...Recently the Humboldt-ites have been spotted further North around Alaska.

My first Date with the Blog...

Ok....Let me just start by saying...Although I love the creative freedom of the Blogging world, My first encounter with it did not end well...

I spent a good 3 hours on this just trying to find the right template and when the smoke was cleared, and all was said and done...I was not happy. I am going to stop before I loose my sanity. i thought that having endless choices for creativity would save me, but in the end Nothing Saves...THE AGE OF THE FALL IS HERE...

*end promo*

Hi Ms. Long...As you can see I'm having fun....