Giant mystery eyeball found on Florida beach

[krichardson]

Yeah I'm thinking some deliberate act was carried out.

 

[Mount_Prion]

Looking at the picture I kept thinking it looks like a glazed ceramic bowl.

 

[robmcd]

I've caught many many thresher sharks in my time. This looks to be the eye of a big-eye thresher which frequents those parts.


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I agree. Either that or a really huge Swordfish. It does look like the eye of a swordfish.

 

[Jacunaba]

I agree. Either that or a really huge Swordfish. It does look like the eye of a swordfish.

+1 That was definitely my other guess.

 

[aquaponicpaw]

It's been a good week for things washing up on beaches. Here is another

http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/36396/rare+find+of+bizarre-looking+oarfish+made+on+cabo+san+lucas+beach/

 

[Jacunaba]

Oar fish washing up isnt uncommon at all. Happens more than youd think.

 

[aquaponicpaw]

Oar fish washing up isnt uncommon at all. Happens more than youd think.

This is my first time seeing one, and to quote the article...

Oarfish are deep-water denizens that are rarely seen. But because of their long, slender appearance, and their bright-orange dorsal fins and manes, they helped spawn myths of sea serpents and sea monsters among ancient mariners.

 

[ShadowBass]

Doesn't look quite right for swordfish to me. Or fish in general.
Definitely doesn't look like a cetacean.

I agree with Oddball and I'm thinking giant squid.

Example:
http://news.discovery.com/earth/2012/03/16/squid-eye-278.jpg

 

[ShadowBass]

This is my first time seeing one, and to quote the article...

That should say "rarely seen alive."

There are plenty of pics if you search google images. Even counting the repeats there are a fair amount of pics, and I've seen many articles with a "mysterious animal" that happens to be an oarfish over the years.

Not completely common, but not unbelievably rare for them to wash up either. A few have even washed up still alive, but in the process of dying.

 

[CanadianKeeper]

looks like one of thos jawbreakers you have to lick to get to the center... lol...