Comments on: Giant Eyeball Discovered on Florida Beach

By: Mokelehunter1

Mokelehunter1 — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 22:52:22 +0000

Can I use this for a school article?

By: Turtledover

Turtledover — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 20:49:38 +0000

The news articles on this eye refer to bone being found around the edge of the eye, so that would eliminate certain species inherently.

Swordfish is being mentioned more as the source of the eyeball, in many of these articles. Cryptozoology again captures the public fascination, despite a busy news season.

By: red_pill_junkie

red_pill_junkie — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 16:49:18 +0000

Good job to all the people suggesting a fish and not a mammal as the unfortunate owner of this eyeball

Can we determine the size of the animal based on the diameter of the eye?

By: Roddy Hays

Roddy Hays — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 13:45:34 +0000

It’s not mysterious in the slightest, folks. It’s a swordfish eye. You can see them on any given day in a fishmarket.

What is different though is that the owner of this eye was a HUGE swordfish ! Most likely the eye became loose after an attack by a mako or similar. Quite how it survived its journey to a beach is interesting. I wonder if it floats ?

By: Insanity

Insanity — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 13:15:16 +0000

Reportedly solved, belonging to a marlin.

By: BronzeSteel

BronzeSteel — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 01:49:03 +0000

I would suggest a medium sized giant squid.

By: mystery_man

mystery_man — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 01:47:49 +0000

To be more specific, the species I am referring to is the bigeye thresher (Alopias superciliosus). It is found in Florida waters and has really quite amazingly large eyes. Also, the skin that remains around the eye in the photos is a good match for the shark’s coloration, although with decomposition this becomes less certain.

Anyway, fish not mammal, I would say.

By: mystery_man

mystery_man — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 01:41:30 +0000

I don’t think this is a whale’s eye. It does not look to me like a mammal’s eye, but rather like it came from some sort of fish species. My guess would be not a tuna, but a shark of some sort. I’m rather fond of the large eyed thresher shark hypothesis.

By: corrick

corrick — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 23:39:03 +0000

ditto maslo63

By: maslo63

maslo63 — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 21:32:02 +0000

Fish. Maybe a tuna or swordfish.