Here's looking at you, squid
Before one remarkable moment in downtown St. John’s a century and a half ago, the giant squid lived only in the tall tales of sailors and fishermen.
Then, thanks to a single photograph, the massive cephalopod immediately moved from the realm of fantasy to reality. And today “squid spirits” — as enthusiasts consider themselves — continue to marvel at the fact that there’s still so much mystery and awe around the creature 150 years later.
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This story starts in November 1873, when a group of fishermen in Logy Bay out on the water came across something much bigger than herring.
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“They must’ve been happy, like, ‘We got a big catch of fish.’ And then suddenly they see all these rising arms and two tentacles,” says Higgins.
“At some point one of the great tentacles, which we know is 24 feet, came shooting out of the net towards the boat.”
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