Humboldt squid wash up in La Jolla after earthquake!

[Teamcasa]

Now, this is a little weird.:shocked2:

From:
LaJollaLight.com | Squid wash up on La Jolla beaches

"It's like their equilibrium is all messed up and they don't know what they're doing and they can't back out there," Bill Baumann told the newspaper. "It was like they got -- I don't know -- all shook up."

Next, like a scene out of Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds,'' seagulls began to swoop down and eat the squid.

 

[MaxBottomtime]

Most squid die after mating. Last week divers reported Humboldt squid coming up to them at La Jolla Shores, some even grabbing a couple of divers. These squid likely mated, died and are now washing up on the beach. It cracks me up to see people throw them back in the water to save them.

 

[Gombessa]

Most squid die after mating. Last week divers reported Humboldt squid coming up to them at La Jolla Shores, some even grabbing a couple of divers.

If a Humbolt came up to me and grabbed me underwater, I'd probably scream through my regulator like a little girl and never get in the water again.

 

[Teamcasa]

If a Humbolt came up to me and grabbed me underwater, I'd probably scream through my regulator like a little girl and never get in the water again.

You owe me a new keyboard!

 

[Teamcasa]

Most squid die after mating. Last week divers reported Humboldt squid coming up to them at La Jolla Shores, some even grabbing a couple of divers. These squid likely mated, died and are now washing up on the beach. It cracks me up to see people throw them back in the water to save them.

Maybe you are right but we don't seem to know that much about them.

From: http://creationwiki.org/Dosidicus
Almost nothing is known about the reproduction of the Humboldt squid because it’s spawning happens too far underwater for any researcher to be able to study. It is assumed that they live for almost one year, spawn once in a lifetime and like salmon, die after spawning. [15] The Humboldt squid lives 95% of it’s life too far under water to be studied and it can only live a few days in captivity, which makes studying them extremely difficult. Their eggs have never been found in the wild.

 

[Skull]

Check out this guy from Bloody Decks .. he has a full gallery of the Squid @ Wind-N-Sea

7/11 Humbolts in the Shallows

Oh yeah for all you guys who like to fish ... look at this guys avatar .. he caught that Yellowtail off of Scripps Pier two years ago in a kayak ... he is the real deal and writes for "the Log" too.

 

[Skull]

Most squid die after mating. Last week divers reported Humboldt squid coming up to them at La Jolla Shores, some even grabbing a couple of divers. These squid likely mated, died and are now washing up on the beach. It cracks me up to see people throw them back in the water to save them.

They don't look too dead over at Wind -n- Sea ...

Larry who caught and filmed the squid has a pretty good narrative in his first video ...

http://s4.photobucket.com/albums/y117/blackcloud9/Fishing/?action=view&current=f05ce72c.pbr

Besides I thought they mate in the fall? ...I'm no expert just asking.

 

[Otter]

...snip... These squid likely mated, died and are now washing up on the beach. It cracks me up to see people throw them back in the water to save them.

Thankfully no one tried CPR on them!