I’m sure you’ve seen it…the giant eyeball that was found on a Florida beach.
Photo made available by AP/Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Carli Segelson.
No one knows yet what animal it came from. National Geographic says it looks like a giant squid, although from the photos on their site, squid eyes looked way different to me.
Some say it’s from a large fish or whale. Have you ever seen a blue-eyed fish? Or a blue-eyed whale?
I’m not saying this is a giant mutant sea creature or anything, but then again…
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Yup, apparently a swordfish–who knew? I was betting squid…http://myfwc.com/news/news-releases/2012/october/15/eyeball/
I’m still waiting for the genetic test to confirm…unless someone can explain why the pupils are round. I think fish pupils usually have a pointy part toward the front. This one looks perfectly round from the photo.
We’ve eaten Blue Eye (cod) in Australia. Take a look at this: http://australianmuseum.net.au/Blue-eye-Trevalla-Hyperoglyphe-antarctica-Carmichael-1818
Oh, yeah. Those are blue eyes! And I guess swordfish have blue eyes, too. But, don’t fish have slightly odd-shaped pupils? This critter has perfectly round ones. Weird, isn’t it!
It’s about time we had some blue eyed fish!
Or squid, or giant octopus, or some other mystical, magical creature from the deep!