'Blob' May Be Giant Octopus or Whale Blubber
July 3
— By Louise Egan
SANTIAGO, Chile (Reuters) - Scientists said on Wednesday a huge mass of slimy flesh that washed up on a Chilean beach last week may be a rare type of giant octopus or just discarded whale blubber.
European zoologists contacted by the Chileans to help identify the 40-foot-long (12-meter) piece of gelatinous tissue said it closely resembled descriptions of a bizarre specimen found in Florida in 1896 that was named "octopus giganteus" and has confounded experts ever since.
~snip~... click on link above to read the rest.
So does anyone know anything more about this? My daughter saw it on the news and asked me if they'd found out yet what it is. From what I can tell, they still don't know! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/icon3.gif
July 3
— By Louise Egan
SANTIAGO, Chile (Reuters) - Scientists said on Wednesday a huge mass of slimy flesh that washed up on a Chilean beach last week may be a rare type of giant octopus or just discarded whale blubber.
European zoologists contacted by the Chileans to help identify the 40-foot-long (12-meter) piece of gelatinous tissue said it closely resembled descriptions of a bizarre specimen found in Florida in 1896 that was named "octopus giganteus" and has confounded experts ever since.
~snip~... click on link above to read the rest.
So does anyone know anything more about this? My daughter saw it on the news and asked me if they'd found out yet what it is. From what I can tell, they still don't know! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/icon3.gif
