Sperm Whale VS GIANT SQUID

[glenofimaal]

Which would win in a fight


Giant squid for me:twitcy:

[conman1000]

Giant squid, hey Gleno remember that time we went to that one museum in Delawere, and we saw that little mini roller coaster? That was awesome.

[glenofimaal]

that hing killed my neck

i still feel it

[Jaykub]

Squid. Its no match it can rap around you

[glenofimaal]

yep and it has on each of it's tenacles claws (sortof)

[EpsilonX]

Giant squid, but mostly cuz that's the name of a really strange metal band...

[BobTD]

dont sperm whales eat giant squid? I think its clear who predator and prey are here.

Their primary weapon is the beak on their mouth, giant squid do not have claws:

http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/4727/squidm.jpg


The inside surfaces of the arms and tentacles are lined with hundreds of sub-spherical suction cups, 2 to 5 centimetres (0.79 to 2.0 in) in diameter, each mounted on a stalk. The circumference of these suckers is lined with sharp, finely serrated rings of chitin.[3] The perforation of these teeth and the suction of the cups serve to attach the squid to its prey. It is common to find circular scars from the suckers on or close to the head of sperm whales that have attacked giant squid.

There is another squid larger (but not longer) that has weapons on its tentacles:


Unlike the giant squid, whose arms and tentacles only have suckers lined with small teeth, the Colossal Squid's limbs are also equipped with sharp hooks: some swiveling, others three-pointed.[1] Its body is wider and stouter, and therefore heavier, than that of the giant squid. Colossal Squids are believed to have a longer mantle than giant squids, although their tentacles are shorter.
The squid exhibits abyssal gigantism. The beak of Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni is the largest known of any squid, exceeding that of Architeuthis (giant squid) in size and in robustness. The Colossal Squid also has the largest eyes documented in the animal kingdom

I find the variety of tools on their tentacles very interesting. I think colossal squid would fair better against a sperm whale.

[thedeparted]

holy necro eps it's ironic coming from you as you complain :p. Also ahhh the good old Gleno mass thread days of trying to get money to lose to the casino. and bob laying down some truth bombs.

[BobTD]

oh wow, I didnt notice this was a necro thread. =P

But yeah I voted sperm whale.

[thedeparted]

Pretty sure my 7th grade science teacher had one of those beak things on the wall too. Pretty interesting freaked the girls out...funny

[norid]

Sperm whale....when a sperm whale is opened up they find a bunch of squid beaks....

[EpsilonX]

holy necro eps it's ironic coming from you as you complain :p. Also ahhh the good old Gleno mass thread days of trying to get money to lose to the casino. and bob laying down some truth bombs.

i don't complain, i complain about people who complain. like you. lol you think that after a thread is around for a certain time it should be closed.

anyways...i saw this poll on the homepage and i just had to chip in

[thedeparted]

Sounds like we more polls if this is showing up on the homepage :p

[WhatHappenedToMyAccount]

holy necro eps it's ironic coming from you as you complain :p. Also ahhh the good old Gleno mass thread days of trying to get money to lose to the casino. and bob laying down some truth bombs.

:mad1:

Well it's true :-P

P.S. i'm gleno..... my account doesn't work :confused1:

[glenofimaal]

I'm back!!!!

[Jaykub]

I'm back!!!!

UR BACK!!!!!!

[EpsilonX]

zomg party!

http://www.arkive.org/media/46/46BD0ABF-939B-4716-B146-19774BF84981/Presentation.Large/Sperm-whale-swimming-at-surface.jpg

http://www.swordfishingcentral.com/albums/giant-squid/squid1.jpg

they've come to party