The Fierce Humboldt Squid | KQED QUEST

[@RattusRyan]

the thought of being stuck in the ocean with no escape while a demon from the ocean rips you to shreds and eats you as you draw your final breath is the definition of horror.

[@thehobotardigrade9422]

Not one demon but many, they swim in groups of up to 1,200

[@RattusRyan]

@@thehobotardigrade9422 that’s even worse

[@commissaryarrick9670]

Sometimes Humboldt squids hunt in packs . Sometimes they will even eat each other . They are much larger up close than they seem on TV. A truly terrifying animal

[@mydogsareneat]

Lemme help ya out fam. A squid big enough to take you out? Its only going to be 1-2 seconds your noticing. Max.

[@al3zabi]

😅😅squid

[@carlf.2776]

Higher cephalopods, like the Humboldt squid, have proven to have an intelligence similar to that of a canine. They are capable of problem-solving and have been shown to exhibit curiosity. This is, however, lost on many individuals who assume their very-different instinctual behavior and anatomical appearance is evidence of a lack of thought. It seems like the preservation of nature only goes so far as until it inconveniences our lives. At least we mostly stopped when we did the same to wolves, though I imagine a mammal with many physical and instinctual similarities to our own may gain preference.

[@calvinmclaughlin2454]

+Carl Ferreri Wow dude you sure showed the KZbin comments how bad we all are, congratulations

[@cathyannharvey5417]

+Carl Ferreri what good does problem solving do you if you're a squid?

[@CanIUseYourJohn]

It's a brainless fish that eats everything in sight

[@KommissarBanx]

Johnny Appleseed And that's the attitude that leads to humans fucking the planet for the billions of life forms living on it

[@dr.altoclef9255]

Cathy Ann Harvey To catch prey. Our smartest animals are predators. They’re very curious but seem to react violently when people come down with diving lights.

[@ianlytle7241]

Why is this guy calling a squid a fish? Isn't it a cephalopod ?

[@kazutomotakayoshtosh]

Also, do Humboldt squid not have tentacles?

[@kazutomotakayoshtosh]

Oh wait, never mind

[@SarahJones-wy5us]

@Is this a Woomy Have what in their tentacles??

[@davidknez98]

@@SarahJones-wy5us not in their tentacles, their suckers are serrated and kinda sharp

[@SarahJones-wy5us]

@@davidknez98 Their tentacles are where you fing the suckers .....confused?

[@mackleswimbaits]

"nobody knows exactly where they came from" lmao come on. this video is way too emotional

[@The_Primary_Axiom]

Desert Lake Striper Their DNA is more complex than humans. Or is that octopus ? They are absolutely alien to science. Recently like 80% of their population has vanished. They don't know what killed them or where they went lol. I think it has something to do with recent hurricanes.

[@wompstopm123]

lol thats when i stopped watching it

[@lordoftheflings]

They came from planet X around Nibiru. lol

[@nsquezada27]

Like none of these fisherman know what a fucking squid is

[@chir0pter]

the late 2000s were crazy times man

[@guytero8812]

Ahh! It's all falling into place. I've just realized that my ex wife was a Humboldt squid.

[@markrubin9449]

And my ex-wife is the Anti-Christ.

[@guytero8812]

@@markrubin9449 Bro! I think we need to talk. There's a lot to cover, so you'd better set aside a lot of time. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 BTW, my wife and I canned ourselves over your message. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@stoybenxi7395]

Oh oh, big boomers

[@briancritchley5295]

Good words, my ex is more like a crocodile.

[@guytero8812]

@@briancritchley5295 👍🏼🤣🤣🤣

[@TheFrogfeeder]

Lol, “they still have one hungry predator”....shows an Asian fisherman ;)

[@PicassoFace]

Sad af

[@elchedeny9424]

Lmao

[@robertbelardo7087]

Hmmmm calamari, fry it, saute it,

[@808Mark]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@marttram2183]

@@PicassoFace whatcha sad for buddy? Cheer up hey. It'll get better

[@cripplinganxiety1941]

Dragged screaming into the dark depths of the ocean and devoured alive

[@bruhbruh6294]

How bout fuckin no

[@currymuncher0941]

Copying

[@alexanderward5286]

Didn’t need that on my mind but… ok

[@James-2248]

Probably drown before they started eating you

[@arlenepace3104]

They literally dont do that

[@dextew69]

I just realized this channel has been spitting out interesting docs for more than a decayed.

[@ACLTony]

The giant squid groups are naturally aggressive and incredibly strong. A 5-foot Humbold can grab a grown man's arm or leg and quickly pull the bone out of its socket.

[@well_as_an_expert_id_say]

@@couterei.1953 That's not a lie, you fucknut. Small octopi do that as well

[@splashymcsplashy3826]

I doubt it

[@ACLTony]

@@splashymcsplashy3826 Doesn't matter if you doubt it. There was live video of a diver that encountered several humboldt squid. One of them grabbed and yanked his arm so hard that it wrenched his shoulder out of its socket. The Mexican guide that was on the boat told the diver, after he climbed back onboard in a lot of pain "I told you that this was dangerous". The vid was on KZbin might still be on KZbin.

[@andrewbrown2888]

The wondrous headfoots to plagiarize Benchley......

[@andrewbrown2888]

I"ve heard stories of five or so working in concert and dragging diver's into the deep ....

[@michaelsforza-smith7927]

food and sex sounds like a every day man

[@souloftheage]

Funny, food and sex are the primary drives of evolution and ALL animals are looking to fulfill those two not just Humbolt Squid. I thought you had to be more insightful to be a tenured professor at Stanford...evidently, he's just been pursuing food and sex and not acaedemia.

[@BobbyTucker]

@Michael Nonya, Touche'!

[@jeremychicken3339]

@Wilhelm Geisler you already signed up, and you appear to be wasting the opportunity.

[@coopsriley]

*Giant squid appears* Jumbo squid: why do I hear boss music?

[@zacwashere2007]

RELEASE THE KRAKEN!

[@dragom2009]

they aren´t fish

[@stevehumphrey667]

Exactly! Somebody failed Marine biology

[@dragom2009]

or just not that familiar with squids:)

[@schregen]

Aren't we all fish, in a sense, somehow? 🍄 Makes you think. I'm so deep

[@jamesliu8095]

John Smith not anymore.

[@equim7363]

They are mollusca, basically.

[@SumthinMstBAvailable]

I watched a documentary last night on this squid. Apparently they only live for around 1 1/2 - 2 years. And the female can lay up to 70,000 eggs but a lot are eaten by predators. I was like DAMN!

[@ayemaya75]

@mdm15 The same thing was done to wolves. Wolves (like these squid) are competition with humans for the same food, so they are/were made to look like monsters to justify killing them. Fairy tales such as "Little Red Riding Hood" and "The Three Pigs" were made to make us fearful of wolves at an early age.

[@SixOwe]

You do know that if you let one species grow exponentially huge and dominate an entire ecosystem that it’s not a good thing right? There are millions of those things in the oceans depths and they are expanding beyond their limits at a fast rate and soon there will be no fish for you. Killing 10-20 a year ain’t gonna damage them

[@LinnyUwU]

THE SQUID KID JUST TURNED INTO THE KRACKEN.

[@siyacer]

Yep

[@D350DX]

Amazing! I just wish there was footage of a colossal squid alive in the abyss coz their about 22+ metres long and have big hooks on there tentacles

[@Lucasaurios]

by the way, 10 years later, there is finally some footage of them haha go check it out.

[@siyacer]

There is now

[@peteacher52]

There is one preserved and on display in Wellington museum (te Papa).

[@metoo3342]

They are not that big

[@galacticknight55544]

We have footage of the colossal squid's cousin, the giant squid.

[@mikeleogeo1]

I almost got eaten at Myrtle beach by a shark when i was 14. I havent been in the ocean since. Im 37.

[@sjmzeldaavgnfan]

In German they`re called "Tintenfisch" ( inc fish) aswell. That doesnt make them fish though.

[@ceasormayhem101]

I'm sure squids think about more than just eating and sex. Along with cuddle fish and octopi, they are probably one of the smartest creatures in the ocean.

[@Spectreofwar]

... "CUDDLE" fish??? HAHAHAHAHA!

[@xxXthekevXxx]

Spectreofwar cuttlefish are pretty cuddly! :)

[@captainjackpugh6050]

I don't care how old your comment is but octopi isn't a word it's octopuses

[@captainjackpugh6050]

Downfall Incorrect

[@captainjackpugh6050]

Downfall What are you talking about?

[@recycledredwoodstudios4014]

The ocean continues to fascinate me. I wonder what we will find next.

[@ThirdEyeThoughts]

When we visited family in San Diego, California last week, we did some snorkeling around La Jolla Cove, and even on the beaches...a couple of these Jumbo Squid (dead however) washed up in the protected cove. The dead Squid attracted a lot of predator fish, including 4 foot sharks that were in within 10 feet water. It was actually pretty cool, and a bit alarming at the same time.

[@Itsme-xf7sx]

After the sex they all die, that's maybe the reason you find ohne. Unbelievable all of them dies +/- than. But with her dead body the feed many other forms of life. Sometimes humans too.

[@lazyexistentialist4550]

Guys say they’re into hentai, but when I throw giant squids at them they just run away. Figures.

[@xspacexmonkeyx]

3:14 Amazing movement! So incredible. I had to keep replaying it - it's like watching the sentinels from the matrix.

[@TalismanCrossbowsUK]

I bet there are some really huge giant squid out there that have yet to be found the ocean is so vast and deep we have only scratched the surface i want to go fishing for squid like on this vid that would be awesome i want to see one up close and personal and to see that wicked sharp beak in action holy hell i would love it.

[@maxfrankow1238]

TalismanCrossbowsUK yeah, but God help anyone who finds one in its prime.

[@RespectfullyImNotReadingThat]

Before you go fishing, learn to use periods and commas.

[@rebelbiker9956]

Use one of your crossbows

[@donquixote...]

Just don't get in the water, they hunt in packs and they'll take you down before you can even think of calling anyone for help...

[@a1marine105]

@@RespectfullyImNotReadingThat lmao

[@IkaMusume]

Umm...it's just our squidly inkvasion of the surface world, de-geso. Do not worry human, we squids can be merciful rulers if we are not provoked to sharkly behavior, de-geso.

[@aialyne]

Seals and dolphins eat fish too yet we don't have scientists talking about how they are "voracious predators" if the squid was cuter would people like it more? I think they're cute, just look at how adorably big their eyes are!

[@smugreptile6695]

Seals and Dolphins aren't nearly as Aggressive to people as Humboldt are. And to fuel their rapid growth they can heavily impact local fish levels. They go from a few millimeters to a full meter in a single year. That kind of growth is why they are called voracious. They have a lot of growing to do in the few years they are alive and no time to be picky about what they are eating.

[@altheadraghici1602]

They’re literally called man-eaters

[@flatr0ck]

my friend Dustin shot one while spearfishing. Im not afraid of sharks but these squid make me have second thoughts about freediving, especially at night.

[@JustAHorseRider]

4:26 and im like that water's such a pretty color! then the camera goes down and you see all those huge, aggressive squid.. o.O

[@timpage5021]

They get their name from the Humboldt current. Which stretches from Alaska to southern America. They move up and down the coast’s staying in an area for a couple years then move on. They’re never in 1 spot for 2 long.

[@raystaar]

Climate is one suspect. Another is over fishing of sharks by Chinese fishing trawlers. Sharks were the only predators Humboldt squid needed to fear.

[@AuroraColoradoUSA]

@Lambros Citations please...

[@solidsnake9898]

This is some HP Lovecraft sh*t

[@raygsbrelcik5578]

I like how they try to make it look BIGGER! Even the biggest ones aren't that big---they're mostly TAIL!

[@msotil]

The Humboldt Current off the coast of South America is not warm. From Wikipedia: The Humboldt Current, also called the Peru Current, is a cold, low-salinity ocean current that flows north along the western coast of South America.[1] It is an eastern boundary current flowing in the direction of the equator, and extends 500-1,000 km (310-620 mi) offshore. The Humboldt Current is named after the Prussian naturalist Alexander von Humboldt. In 1846, von Humboldt reported measurements of the cold-water current in his book Cosmos.[1]

[@aq737captain]

Damn, nature.. you scary!!!

[@Miles____]

15 years ago, I left my parents home and moved across the country. Crazy😮

[@TheM00ingSheep]

Is the narrator Jodie Foster, or just someone that sounds like her?

[@MrJayJay217]

Sounded a bit like Sarah Palin at the beginning

[@densely]

Sounds like Maureen Corrigan to me.

[@zaphr89]

Jim Malone Lol was just gonna ask the same question.

[@Abebe345]

Jim Malone what is the accent. I like it.

[@DOLLA-BILLS]

I've been recommended this video at least 8000 times loool finally had to watch it

[@ItsMe-qq4lg]

I wounder If the squid thinks it was abducted by aliens and the other squids thinks it's crazy

[@ericdonalson7276]

Thats funny!!😅

[@barking.dog.productions1777]

Bwaaahahahaha

[@Toxivello]

A man named Alex survived an attack from these squids.

[@falsereligionsunveiled7088]

A fish a fish a fish why are they calling a mollusk a fish

[@rsuriyop]

Considering that this video was uploaded 10 years ago with concern for the ever growing humboldt population, just think about what their numbers must be like today!

[@AuroraColoradoUSA]

Or today!

[@gdjtrjfkjhilkuy]

@@AuroraColoradoUSA and today ;o

[@kenjihemmert]

@@gdjtrjfkjhilkuy Even today!

[@sarahhchan]

i thought i was gona watch a vid just to c a big squid... i think i just learned by accident.. O.O'

[@shoporiginalco4574]

Hello 9 years later.

[@GraftedOliveBranch]

@@shoporiginalco4574 hello 2 months later.

[@era2s]

@@GraftedOliveBranch hello 2 months later

[@siyacer]

Gotten older?

[@nigel900]

In stunning 480p.... a whole 240p more that what's usually available in these documentaries.

[@gregoriocinco921]

Thats our favorite! Here in the Philippines those creatures are special delicacies.

[@AdrianLopez-px5ju]

I don't eat a lot of fish nor encephalopods but maybe I should, or maybe they live in too deep water and it's impractical to harvest them.

[@AdrianLopez-px5ju]

Well you catch them easily 😉 in the Philippines. We should too.

[@kaneda956]

so they taste good.. i assume they taste just llike calamari since they are pretty much huge calamari.. but do they have any nutritional value??

[@latrellwilliams5569]

Of course they do idiot.

[@14h3ndo]

a fish thats not a fish

[@YoUtUbEhAnDlEsArEgReAt]

Except it's a cephalopod. It's like seeing a bug flying through the air and saying "it's a bird that's not a bird".

[@AuroraColoradoUSA]

7:03 Would be nice to hear more than "pop off" to describe how the recording device is recovered. I guess that means it somehow pops off of the squid, floats up to the surface, and transmits data after one month.

[@barking.dog.productions1777]

It appeared to have an antenna on it, so it may simply transmit it's location after it pops off which would be a whole lot easier to do on a battery powered device that size than transmitting a ton of data.

[@AuroraColoradoUSA]

​@@barking.dog.productions1777 A little research helps... Pop-up archival transmitting (PAT) tags, from various sources... "Commercial fishermen recovered three tags, while five tags transmitted data to Argos satellites." "Upon release, the tags float to the surface and transmit to the Argos satellite network."

[@barking.dog.productions1777]

@Johnathan Stirling The drone is probably a good idea. That or maybe a seaplane. I was thinking about more like an EPIRB. Send small planes out periodically to see if any have floated up and started signaling, as well as volunteers on fishing boats, etc. Especially since their range (the squids) seems to be so restricted anyway. I believe that they mentioned the school or organization, so there may be a full write up on their web site. Actually, more fun for me to speculate, so I'm not looking it up. lol

[@AuroraColoradoUSA]

@@barking.dog.productions1777 Deleted my first reply and did a tiny bit of research. They transmit to satellites. The keyword is "pop-up archival transmitting (PAT) tag" if you want to research it.

[@barking.dog.productions1777]

@@AuroraColoradoUSA That explains why when I first replied to your comment your name came up looking like a 42 bit public encryption code. lol you probably deleted after I started my post.

[@Knapweed]

"Given the threat that these ravenous predators present", sounds like the perfect description of humans.

[@ivorybilled8983]

Are Humboldts any good to eat? Seems like they would be.

[@Ucceah]

i wanna try a humbold squid steak quite badly now! briefly seared with thyme and black pepper, and served with a simple sauce of browned butter, galic and lemon. :Q_

[@turboroscoemaguedavedicker7281]

Cuda FX Yep, sounds very good to me.

[@จรัญขันแก้ว-ท6ง]

Cuda FX ร.

[@teamhydragaming1544]

Ever since sky became popular every single squid and butter video is a sky reference

[@ayemaya75]

I question William Gilly's statement: "This squid only thinks about 2 things - 1 is eating and 1 is reproducing. Even though they have big brains, I don't think they spend a lot of time philosophizing. We don't know a lot about their behavior". 1) How does he know what they think? Did he ever ask one? 2) Maybe, they are more advanced than humans and they don't need to "philosophize". At least he admits he doesn't know much about their behavior. Just more biased "scientific" opinions.

[@Ophio117]

Yes I’m an a biologist as well and I agree with your reservations about his statement. There is plenty of interesting research about intelligence of these creatures and creatures like them.

[@PanduPando]

2.55 "There's a great quote : Squid fishing is hilarious for a few minutes but it becomes quickly tiresome day after day" - Thats a great quote!? Things sure have taken a downward spiral since Churhill's time..

[@clambroth1923]

They are concerned only about two things: eating and reproducing - the pigeons of the sea.

[@megalodon4586]

Someone above just mentioned those animals have the intellect of a canine. But well, down in the ocean isn't much else to do then eating and reproducing, so if you got no entertainment program going on, what are you gonna do?

[@Heavywall70]

Sounds like the Me of the Sea

[@michaelgarbush2784]

Lack of food is driving them further north.. how many are there now

[@GVTheRedStar]

Video: this weird alien extra terrestrials seemingly have been sighted around this coast who knows where they came from Squid: IM JUST A SQUID

[@sdraper2011]

Thanks, Mr. Ballen!

[@malsprower]

I like squid more than fish

[@malsprower]

Taste better.

[@charlesmonsoon]

You'd think the 'Humboldt' squid would be a lot chiller...

[@kt617]

I love Squids 🦑.

[@ictoan]

The Humboldt squid's diet consists mainly of small fish, crustaceans, cephalopods, and copepods. The squid uses its barbed tentacle suckers to grab its prey and slices and tears the victim's flesh with its beak and radula. Species: D. gigas Genus: Dosidicus; Steenstrup, 1857 Like the information?

[@EulersIdentityCrisis]

Ballen video watchers incoming in 3...2...1...

[@CAHLI.]

here i am 😂

[@Khamomil]

@Libidoll Yes but the commonest mistake is to overcook them, which makes them rubbery. To be tender they must be cooked no longer than 5 mins in bite-size chunks or rings, the best is to cook them in sauce and let it simmer gently. Taste for doneness to make sure. It should be opaque, not translucent . There are lots of recipes all the Mediterranean-bordering countries, and also in America there is Peruvian ceviche which cooks the seafood in lime juice, no heat.. Check it out.

[@cameron20020]

mmmm i would love to catch one of these, then marinade it in garlic, chilli, olive oil, some salt and pepper, then throw it on the barbie

[@stoybenxi7395]

Grillmarks bud

[@kathrynstewart-mcdonald]

Squid is my favorite food, try it in spaghetti sauce, or marinade for ceviche, or have it in fishermen's stew. Ummmm, good, see Julia Child's recipe, ingredients are very very costly but it is a meal you will remember for a lifetime. I need to live near a good fishmarket.

[@AdrianLopez-px5ju]

Dude you misspelled marinate.

[@draconite420]

so little is known about them, they also think they change colours "rapidly" so rapidly that humans cannot see the change. They think its a form of cummunication. The squids are pretty smart squids and have not much enemies. This is could be a problem for other fish.

[@aldoushuxley5953]

indeed. Cuttlefish also use the color change to "hypnotize" crabs (their brains get overwhelmed and they freeze, a bit like epilepsy) kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5u2Y2B8qc-SgZY

[@kaneda956]

heck yeah.. plate em up with some steamed rice and warm sake... mmmmm

[@litovisknebam2065]

With some bonitos lol

[@aphamilton]

when they say 'invasion' i think they simply mean that the squid are now occupying an ecosystem that they hadn't previously occupied, which can cause a big imbalance in population demographics of the organisms in these specific areas...

[@timpage5021]

Exactly how it is. They are a transitory animal. In one spot in vast numbers for awhile then gone the next. Humboldt current.

[@josephanderson7237]

I was looking for Huel Howser. How did this show up?california gold?

[@ArvidHammon]

Captain Tom may know how to hunt them down but he doesn't seem to know that they're not fish!

[@um52]

Although it’s too late it would’ve been awesome someway somehow if there was a episode on this sea monster in the River monsters series

[@HayabusaWill]

Holy crap, imagine going for a swim and seeing a hundred of those things coming at you.

[@mafmaf82]

Hi 12 years ago

[@Bobshouse]

How do they slash you? They carry knives?

[@MmostlyRandom]

why does he keep calling it a fish? it's a mollusc , a cephaalopod

[@TheDylanJoyce]

My Inkling is the same way in turf wars...

[@alexcarter8807]

More people in the US need to discover saki ika, which is dried squid. It's the beef jerky of the sea.

[@asyrafnaqiuddin6985]

Wow,very scary powerful beak of humboldt squid.

[@bjornyesterday2562]

"I don't think this squid spends a lot of time philosophizing." Also me, "we don't know much about the squid in the natural habitat" Conclusion, do not listen to me

[@ericsmith8373]

2:00 As Matt Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss, Jaws) would have put it, "It swims, and eats, and makes little squids, and that's all".

[@jaygee514]

@12ock No. What you said would be like saying a human is just an insect with 4 appendages instead of 6 (since we both live on land and breathe air). One major difference between squid and fish (and also between insects and humans) is that the first is invertebrate and the second is vertebrate. Fish are more related to us than to squid; us being vertebrates like fish.

[@michaelsabella5924]

Squid are just like humans, think of only two things, eating and reproducing, do we share DNA with these animals ?.

[@patrickiskool12345]

Hello there, how are you doing on this fine day?

[@richardthomas1566]

I’m capturing a Jumbo squid and entering it in that Hot dog eating contest .

[@derekwall200]

HALF MOON BAY!!!??? i went there swimming on a couple occasions as a kid

[@josephkool8411]

Do Humboldt squid taste as good as smaller squid? If so they're delicious

[@kirk6728]

They're not thinking about shit. We have no idea what they're like.

[@JunkyardGod]

so you suggesting that everything that swims is a fish also?

[@livingace]

Imagine not loving squid MORE SQUID I WANT ALL THE SQUID

[@kiwaczek13]

wrong descriptions, 2 of them are not arms ;)

[@liliIiliIilil]

At 0:45 seconds, that boat's name is Gravy.

[@kylefrank638]

2:58 His name is Ed Ricketts, bright boy.

[@writereducator]

My question is, how do they taste?

[@maddiemarlenemakeup8372]

why do they ink tho

[@chuckwagon5518]

So I'm guessin' that this squid is the honey badger of the sea? Wait...that might be a good match-up!

[@Radjehuty]

Oh thank god. I was worried I was the only person to hear that. I feel exactly the same way. We've already exhausted a huge portion of the ocean's fishing areas and now we should hunt and eat squid out of fear until they, too become extinct? I fail to see the twisted logic.

[@blularkspur]

I only have one question: Do they taste good??

[@CenobiteBeldar]

So who’s smarter? Octopus or squid?

[@Libidoll]

it is possible to eat them? grilled with garlic, or cooked in tomato?

[@jenweenink]

Yes

[@hedduyou]

How does this dude know that the squid only thinks about eating and mating? Is he a squid psychic?

[@reverseuniverse2559]

If ocean temperatures have a 30 year lapse compared to climate we know makes it more confusing