Largest squid has largest eyes
by friver ~ May 7th, 2008. Filed under: Strange Animals, Strange Research.
When marine scientists thawed out the corpse of a colossal squid caught off Antarctica–the largest squid specimen on record–they were surprised by how huge its eyes were.
The eyeball measured about 11 inches across, making it larger than a dinner plate. The lens was about the size of an orange.
That makes the deep-sea hunter’s eyes the largest on Earth.
The colossal squid corpse itself was 26 feet in length and weighed about 1,ooo pounds. Colossal squid are believed to grow up to 46 feet long, which I guess would make car tire-size eyes quite possible.
