At 10:59 AM 6/23/00 +1000, Strike wrote:

>The Giant Cuttle is apparently the largest cuttlefish in the south-west
>Pacific and east Indian oceans.  While the body itself can be up to one
>metre long - or larger - the head and outstretched tentacles add
>considerably to its size.  It's also a very 'broad and bulky' critter.

Wow!  Think of the size of parakeet you'd need to make use of that cuttlebone!