# Giant Squid in Tokyo Bay. Not a Godzilla frlic. Newslink **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 30, 2015, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-squid-in-tokyo-bay-not-a-godzilla-frlic-newslink/741692 "2015-12-30T00:41:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2015, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-squid-in-tokyo-bay-not-a-godzilla-frlic-newslink/741692/1 "2015-12-30T00:41:51Z")
With video. > **[Giant squid surfaces in Japanese harbor - CNN Video](https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2015/12/28/japan-giant-squid-orig.tv-asahi)** > > This video is no longer available. We apologize for the inconvenience. Film shot by diver in the water, swimming alongside it. Awesome. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2015, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-squid-in-tokyo-bay-not-a-godzilla-frlic-newslink/741692/2 "2015-12-30T01:15:29Z")
Wow…that thing seems very laid back to let someone get that close. I’ve seen videos of Humbolt Squid attacking divers; that thing could really rip you up if it had a mind to. ---
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2015, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-squid-in-tokyo-bay-not-a-godzilla-frlic-newslink/741692/3 "2015-12-30T01:41:10Z")
I wouldn’t get that close to a squid over 5 feet long, they can be very unpredictable and dangerous. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2015, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-squid-in-tokyo-bay-not-a-godzilla-frlic-newslink/741692/4 "2015-12-30T07:07:38Z")
I wonder if it was sick or dying. After breeding, many cephalopod species just seem to give up and die. ---
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2015, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-squid-in-tokyo-bay-not-a-godzilla-frlic-newslink/741692/5 "2015-12-30T13:18:34Z")
> [@HoneyBadgerDC](#): > > I wouldn’t get that close to a squid over 5 feet long, they can be very unpredictable and dangerous. This. Holy crap, that thing has tentacles as thick as a man’s leg, and a beak made for turning prey into bite-size chunks. If it decides you’re dangerous or delicious, you don’t stand a chance. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2015, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-squid-in-tokyo-bay-not-a-godzilla-frlic-newslink/741692/6 "2015-12-30T22:44:11Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > I wonder if it was sick or dying. After breeding, many cephalopod species just seem to give up and die. Huh, I’m a squid. Who knew? ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2015, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-squid-in-tokyo-bay-not-a-godzilla-frlic-newslink/741692/7 "2015-12-30T23:45:13Z")
More footage! > **[New footage of giant squid in Japanese bay emerges as squid released back...](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2016/03/15/new-footage-of-giant-squid-in-japanese-bay-emerges-as-squid-rele/)** > > A giant squid that wandered into a Japanese port has been guided back out to sea almost a week after it was spotted, giving enthusiasts and experts a rare glimpse of the mysterious creature. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2015, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-squid-in-tokyo-bay-not-a-godzilla-frlic-newslink/741692/8 "2015-12-31T00:38:50Z")
It is amazing. I think this one was about the quarter the size of a full grown one, from the coverage I read. A big “no thank you” to swimming with it. ---
**Author:** ![Torontonian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/45deac/32.png) [@Torontonian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Torontonian)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2015, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-squid-in-tokyo-bay-not-a-godzilla-frlic-newslink/741692/9 "2015-12-31T00:50:30Z")
Boil it! ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2015, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-squid-in-tokyo-bay-not-a-godzilla-frlic-newslink/741692/10 "2015-12-31T01:02:25Z")
> [@HoneyBadgerDC](#): > > I wouldn’t get that close to a squid over 5 feet long, they can be very unpredictable and dangerous. Perhaps the diver was using zoom lenses and was a more comfortable distance away from the squid? Honolulu, say… ---
**Author:** ![JcWoman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jcwoman/32/2889_2.png) [@JcWoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JcWoman)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2015, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-squid-in-tokyo-bay-not-a-godzilla-frlic-newslink/741692/11 "2015-12-31T16:52:57Z")
Hail the Mighty Kraken! 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2015, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-squid-in-tokyo-bay-not-a-godzilla-frlic-newslink/741692/12 "2015-12-31T17:08:13Z")
Now we only need **Liberal** / **Libertarian** to show up. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2015, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-squid-in-tokyo-bay-not-a-godzilla-frlic-newslink/741692/13 "2015-12-31T18:35:58Z")
Y’know, that squid looks kinda familiar; I wonder if… :: Goes to check:: Dammit, **Miller** , how many times has **Ed Zotti** told you to make sure to close the door of the squid pen after an initiation?