Coming to you from an Airbnb, above a ski hire shop, next to a construction site in Ushuia, Argentina… It’s a very special episode as we continue to pester Antarctica.
We are here for today is a very special birthday. Our favorite and most elusive colossal squid, Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni, has been described for 100 years but never seen in its natural environment! We are having a birthday bash for the big girl.
Joined by Kat Bolstad of the Auckland University of Technology, Squid Squad, we learn what we do and don’t know, as well as the project Thom and Kat came up with to try to find it.
We’re really trying to make this project self-sustaining, so we have started looking for ways to support the podcast. Here’s a link to our page on how to support us, from the free options to becoming a patron of the show. We want to say a huge thank you to those patrons who have already pledged to support us:
Luz, Caro Mclaren, Tadhg, Austin Horenkamp, Thora, Lindsey and Harrison
Thanks again for tuning in; we’ll deep-see you next time!
Check out our podcast merch here! Which now includes Alan’s beloved apron and a much anticipated new design...
Feel free to get in touch with us with questions or your own tales from the high seas on:
podcast@armatusoceanic.com
We’d love to actually play your voice so feel free to record a short audio note!
We are also on
Twitter: @DeepSeaPod
Facebook: DeepSeaPodcast
Instagram: @deepsea_podcast
Keep up with the team on social media Twitter:Alan - @Hadalbloke
Thom - @ThomLinley
Instagram:Thom - @thom.linley
BlueSky:Thom - @deepseapod.com
Follow Kat on
Bluesky: @autsquidsquad.bsky.social
Twitter: @ALCESonline
Reference list InterviewOriginal colossal squid description
Auckland Aquarium - SEA LIFE Kelly Tarlton's Aquarium
Us testing the camera in the aquarium
Mantis Sub underwater housings
Otago University and the NZ Whale and Dolphin Trust
Importance in sperm whale diet
Toothfish predation by colossal squid one and two
GlosseryUmwelt - the sensory world an animal lives in.
Intraspecific - between the same species
Interspecific - b
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