Are you fond of calamari? Well then, probably you’re happy to hear that squids have begun to invade coasts off in Southern California. And hear this; these squids are H-U-G-E at seven feet long and weighing about a hundred pounds each. Sure, they may be tasty but with their great number and physical size, they actually pose a threat t the biodiversity under water with annuity rates.
It is said that these huge, jumbo squids known as Humboldt usually visit California every 4-5 years. Their recent visit was said to have been caused by a warm current influx or anomaly. Squids are generally fish predators, and with this batch’s population, they might just exhaust the fish supply. Also, these squids pose threat to divers. A number of incidents have been reported wherein divers were attacked by the giant squids. In one of the reports, it was said that a man was dragged down by a squid. The invasion became sensational that even Discovery channel made a documentary about these water invaders.