Can You Guess What This Giant Eyeball Found on a Florida Beach Came From?
Among the many oddities to wash up on a shoreline, animal parts are not necessarily unusual. But a giant eyeball described to be the size of a softball found on a Florida beach has created quite a stir.
The eyeball was found Wednesday on Pompano Beach, north of Fort Lauderdale, by Gino Covacci, according to the Sun-Sentinel. Covacci described it as ”very, very fresh and “still bleeding” when he put it in a plastic bag.
A giant eyeball from a mysterious sea creature that washed ashore and was found by a man walking the beach. (Photo: AP/Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Comission, Carli Segelson)
Experts are unsure as to what animal exactly the blue eyeball belongs, but they speculate a large fish, giant squid or whale. The Sun-Sentinel reports Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center professor Charles Messing saying the best guess thus far is that the organ came from a swordfish, which are common in the area where it was found.
The organ is currently being analyzed by Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute in St. Petersburg.
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Comments (143)
FightingBear
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 10:06amParents all over should feel vindicated after telling their kids for years….”It’s dangerous, you could poke your eye out with that thing”.
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OutOfTheAether
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 10:44amLololol
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OklahomaBound
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 12:06pmI think it came from a cyclops and Odysseus is responsible.
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The_Cabrito_Goat
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 12:36pmIntriguing…..but highly disturbing.
I never expected to wake up this morning to a giant eyeball article
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DeniseR55
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 12:54pmI think it’s Barack Obama’s third eye.
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The-Monk
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 1:39pmMust have gotten a “Red Rider” BB gun for Christmas…..
“You’ll shoot your eye out kid”.
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poorrichard09
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 1:42pmHere’s lookin’ at you, kid.
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crackerone
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 4:31pmIf they find a nose, that you could drive two freight trains through, we might want too, check on the health of congressman Henry Waxmen.
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blackyb
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 5:41pmLol. A good one.
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RabidPatriot
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 7:37pmThat would be a huge sword fish and can you imagine the size of whatever killed it.
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NinjaJuice
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 9:59amJust do a DNA test on it already. I’m sure its got to be Nancy Pelosi.
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G-WHIZ
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 10:10am…a new-style gubbiment drone…
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loriann12
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 10:37amIf Pelosi had an eye that big, surely she would see Obama’s lies. It can’t be her’s because there are no scales over it….
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BlessedGirls2
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 4:51pmSicko!
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blackyb
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 5:48pmShe has several more. She is a PeloBot.
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donkeykong
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 5:59pmNawww….can’t be Pelosi’s…not enough make-up on it.
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Gumbercules
Posted on October 13, 2012 at 4:34pm“. . .but they speculate a large fish, giant squid or whale.”
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Well, duh! What else could it be?! They really didn’t narrow the possibilities, did they now?! Idiots. . .
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johnannegalt
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 9:57amGiant squid
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00100111
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 9:54amIt was JZS.
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Eastinfection
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 10:03amyou may be onto something… he hasn’t posted since Sept. 27th
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The-Monk
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 10:08amWrong color for JZS’s one eyed avatar…..
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Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 10:09amHe may have changed his name to ETCHA-SKETCH. I’m not real sure, but it seems familiar to his writing.
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RJJinGadsden
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 10:10amMONK, I don’t know. We haven’t heard so much a peep from JZS since 27 September.
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RJJinGadsden
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 10:12amEASTINFECTION, Sorry, it looks like I copied your post. Actually just zeroed in on THE-MONK’s post first.
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Eastinfection
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 10:17amHey RJ..
it’s all good. i tend to zero in on Monk’s posts sometimes too.
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IOWAGIR
Posted on October 13, 2012 at 5:45amthat’s been the best reply! LOL!
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50Caliber
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 9:50amCBS News
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The-Monk
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 9:48amDebbie Washermouthout Schultz is from that area…..
Is she wearing an eye-patch today?
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Eastinfection
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 9:56amCurses MONK!….
You beat me to it!!!
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The-Monk
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 10:00amShe’s doing a happy face like this now….. * )
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Eastinfection
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 10:06amMore like this…
*@
don’t think she ever has a “happy face”
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RJJinGadsden
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 10:13amLOL, if you guys can make an emoticon with snakes for ****, you will have really pegged DWS!
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Eastinfection
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 10:20amHows this RJ?…..
{{*@
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Zipit
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 10:29amI’m sorry! But I just can’t “see” any humor in this story! Can someone help me find my eye?
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Eastinfection
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 10:37am@ZIP
lol… Rimshot!… ba-dum-pah
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The-Monk
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 10:44amHow about….
Before a **** cut….. ☰ { * O
After a **** cut…… ✄ { * O
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Rillobymorning
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 10:48amNow that’s some funny stuff….I don’t care who you are. Thanks for the laugh, Monk.
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RJJinGadsden
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 12:24pmTHE-MONK, EASTINFECTION, and ZIPIT, LOL, those are all funny. Love the work on those emoticoms. I should have hung out here a little longer.
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Gregory_Adams
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 9:47amSquid
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Tigress1
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 9:43amE.T.’s eyeball?
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Master.Debater
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 9:35amSpongebob Squarepants?
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RJJinGadsden
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 9:31amIs CBS actually coming apart at the seams like this?
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sta
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 9:43amI am so want for a “Like” button when I read posts like yours.
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The-Monk
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 9:47amHi RJJ,
LOL!!
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RJJinGadsden
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 10:16amLOL, at least you two are old enough to catch that.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjEvphlGA3s
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Myth
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 4:45pmOh dear, I can’t believe I took so long to get that!
Good one. Shoot, been laughing so much I’m near to getting a stitch in my side. Thanks all.
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Myth
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 4:48pmWow, In explaining to my son, I realized how their symbol with today’s technology takes on a whole new meaning. Like 1984 and Big Brother.
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stloocardsfan
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 9:29am‘Experts are unsure as to what animal exactly the blue eyeball belongs, but they speculate a large fish, giant squid or whale.’
…No s***, sherlock.
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Stelex
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 9:38amI thought the same thing……..hope they didn’t pay to much for that college edumacation
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paulsfam4
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 9:27amsperm whale
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Sergei
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 9:27amNancy Pelosi?
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Daniel
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 9:40amha-ha, that’s a whale of a joke. I like it!!
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biohazard23
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 9:43amNah, Janet Napolitano.
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oyster0302
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 9:23amI’LL keep an EYE out for you.
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momrules
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 9:17amI don’t know where or what it came from but I think it is beautiful…….
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blackyb
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 5:46pmI wish I had found it. I like it too. Sorry about the animal, though.
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sparkyrules
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 9:16amThat’s the coolest thing.What a great conversation piece if it could be preserved.lol
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Landon410
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 9:19amcover it with some type of lacquer and use it as a paperweight…..
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Fubared
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 9:38amShellack it and drop it in the put it in the toilet bowl for the lil woman’s fun. Builds character or something.
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sparkyrules
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 10:35amFubared..LMAO!
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randy
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 9:15amAnyone remember this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXAfJ1QYQUM
The crawling eye with Forrest Tucker.
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Stelex
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 9:31amCreature Double Feature…………classic B movie. Loved all those old Sci-Fi/Horror flicks back in the day. That was one of my favorites.
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Couyon64
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 9:13amGives a new meaning to “Keep an eye out for it”.
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acovenantinblood
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 9:12amCould be one of plankton’s inventions. Maybe he finally got the secret crabby patty recipe!
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Landon410
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 9:18amis it sad that I understood that reference?
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wheresmysandybeach
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 9:26amHaha, not sad at all, I got that too!
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starman70
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 9:29amWith 2 great grandchildren 1 & 2 living with us, I can fully understand your reference.
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VanishingFreedom
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 9:33amMe too…
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biohazard23
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 9:43amGo Plankton! :)
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starman70
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 9:06amIt came from the: ONE EYED, ONE HORNED, FLYING PURPLE PEOPLE EATER!
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randy
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 9:15amThe Blaze needs a “LIke” button :)
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starman70
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 9:18amIf I were swimming at the beach, I sure wouldn’t have wanted to meet the former owner!!
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RJJinGadsden
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 9:36amhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rx47qrH1GRs
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Wu Ming Ren
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 4:18pmStarman, you do realize, don’t you, that had you been swimming with that creature prior to its loss of an eye, you’d have been swimming with whatever it was that made it lose that eye?
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Bobby D
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 9:06amNo it’s not. It is the eye of a Government camera spying on folks near you!—-LOL
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woodyee
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 9:06amIt came from a DemonicRat politician, who obviously passed it accidentally while bloviating on the greatness of his foreign policy, while the world burns…
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SaturdaysWarrior76
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 9:05amUmmmm EWWWWW!
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Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 9:04amGreat, we found another mutant of Nanci Pelosi.
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bman546
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 9:03amEveryone knows it’s the eyeball from the spider robot created by Dr. Zin.
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