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	Lusca - Legend of the Blue Holes
		She lurks deep among the waters of the blue holes and inland caverns that are found throughout the Bahama island chain.
		Along with mermaids and other legendary creatures, she feeds on marine debris containing plankton and other small creatures that are brought in with the tidal currents.
		As she breathes in, water pours in strongly enough in some caverns to form a whirlpool, and when she exhales, cold, clear water boils to the surface.
	www.nektoncruises.com /Destinations/Lusca.aspx (499 words)

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		The Lusca is said to grow over 75 feet long, or even 200 feet long, although many skeptics dispute these claims as there are no proven cases of other species growing to half these lengths.
		But as the lusca has usually been described as an octopus-like monster, it may have connection with such other reported cephalopod-like sea monsters such as the kraken, although notably too, the kraken was described as having crab-like and mother like features.
		In the MMORPG City of Heroes, Lusca is a species of giant octopus that periodically surfaces inside the shipping borough of Independence Port.
	stron.frm.pl /wiki.php?title=Lusca (444 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Lusca
		The Independent - London; 11/10/1999; Regina Lusca; 38 words; Sir: In light of the Government's plans to recruit prisoners to serve in the armed forces (report, 8 November), it would be logical for gay people who wish to serve to campaign for the recriminalisation of homosexuality.
		Fortress belonging to Forgall Monach at Lusca, coextensive with the village of Lusk, Co. Dublin.
		Wilds was a known drug associate of Saint-Jean and Lusca, and was assaulted because Saint- Jean and Lusca suspected that Wilds was cooperating with law enforcement investigations...
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Lusca&StartAt=1 (980 words)

	Lusca Information
		It has been suggested by cryptozoologists, that the lusca is a hypothesised gigantic octopus far bigger than the known giant octopus of the Pacific genus Enteroctopus.
		As the lusca has been described as an octopus like monster, it may have connection with such other reported sea monsters as the kraken.
		In the MMORPG City of Heroes, Lusca is a giant octopus that periodically surfaces inside the shipping borough of Independence Port.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/Lusca (330 words)

	Lusca - Legendwiki
		Lusca is a giant monster type enemy that spawns randomly in Independence Port.
		To kill the Lusca, you must first defeat its eight tentacles, which use various toxic and smashing attacks.
		For defeating Lusca you recieve the Devilfish achievement badge, which is considered rare among the achievement badges.
	www.coffeespy.com /wiki/index.php?title=Lusca (80 words)

	King of octopus
		Lusca is a giant octopus that Bahamas people saw for years.
		Lusca is about 163 to 198 feet from tip to the end of the tip of the tentacles.
		In Washington DC, the cell samples of this dead Lusca were researched and tested.
	www.angelfire.com /goth/pocong/monster/octopus.html (126 words)

	AMERICAN MONSTERS
		Although the few eyewitnesses who have survived Lusca attacks seem to agree that the above description is accurate, ther are others who insist that this animal's appearance incorporates more of a "squid-eel" combination.
		Onlookers have even described seeing fishermens' boats suddenly being yanked below the surface of the blue holes, only to watch in horror as the indigestible flotsam of these broken vessels slowly raises to the surface, their captains no where to be seen.
		This description of a purported Lusca attack has led some oceanographers to suggest that what people are mistaking for this legendary creature's voracious appetite, may, in fact, be a natural, oceanic phenomenon caused by swift tidal changes which suck the water back in through the blue holes, resulting in a spontaneous whirlpool.
	www.americanmonsters.com /monsters/aquatic/index.php?detail=article&idarticle=101 (402 words)

	BahamiansOnline.com & iBahamian.com
		Lusca is half-shark, half-octopus or half-dragon, half-octopus, depending on who you talk to.
		She lurks deep among the waters of the blue holes and inland caverns that are found throughout Andros.
		Along with mermaids and other legendary creatures, she feeds on marine debris containing plankton and other small creatures that are brought in with the tidal currents.
	bahamian.dynamohosting.net /bol/index.php?option=com_jd-wiki&Itemid=98&id=wiki:bahamian_folklore (1118 words)

	Lusca - Bahamian Folklore on Bahamas-Travel.info
		Lusca is a legendary creature of Bahamian folklore.
		Half-shark, half-octopus, she lurks among the deep waters of the inland caverns and blue holes that are found throughout the Bahama islands.
		Lusca has long been thought of as the guardian of the dark blue holes.
	www.bahamas-travel.info /tings/lusca.html (321 words)

	Paragon Liberal College in the News - Bravenet Blog
		Lusca felled many heroes, most of which had not even reached a security clearance level of 25.
		Shortly after Lusca fell into the depths of the bay, emergency response and research teams arrived to take samples and clean up damage to the area.
		Lusca has been known to excrete a murky, thick ink that can burn to the touch and poison water sources.
	paragonlc.bravelog.com /entry/10606 (366 words)

	Neotropical Entomology - Occurrence of Baculovirus on Perigonia lusca (Fabricius) (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae) Larvae in ... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Neotropical Entomology - Occurrence of Baculovirus on Perigonia lusca (Fabricius) (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae) Larvae in Brazil
		Embrapa Florestas, Estrada da Ribeira, km 111, 83411-000, Colombo, PR Occurrence of Baculovirus on Perigonia lusca (Fabricius) (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae) Larvae in Brazil
		ABSTRACT - A large number of dead Perigonia lusca (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae) larvae were observed in "Paraguay tea" (Ilex paraguariensis) plantations in the West of Paraná State.
	www.scielo.br /scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-566X2001000300028&lng=en&nrm=iso (1112 words)

	Perigonia lusca
		Several species occur in the Lesser Antilles, but they are not really well defined, as type specimens are often females.
		We have chosen to use only one name, Perigonia lusca, for these hawk-moths in the Lesser Antilles.
		According to Chalumeau and Delplanque, both lusca and lefebraei have a medial yellow patch on hindwings, the former shows a yellow spot at the anal angle (picture 4 below), whereas lefebraei has a greyish patch at the anal angle (pictures 2 and ?3).
	www.inra.fr /Internet/Produits/PAPILLON/sphingid/texteng/p_lusca.htm (142 words)

	Andros Myths and Legends
		Lusca, a mythical monster that is half dragon and half octopus, is said to live in these blue holes.
		If you take a boat out on a blue hole to go diving or fishing, be on the lookout for Lusca.
		Since exploring underwater caves is inherently risky, and since these blue holes are teeming with fish, it is not surprising that ancient people believed that water accidents - like drowning - were caused by a mean-spirited creature named Lusca.
	pelicanpathway.com /Andros/myths.html (439 words)

	The Lusca - A giant octopus ?, page 1
		The Lusca is a creature that the people of the Bahamas have seen for years.
		The cells of the creature were not identical to, but very closely resembled the octopus more than any other type of sea creature.
		lusca, giant octopus, bahamas, massive octopus, gigantic octopus, unknown sea creatures, octopus,
	www.abovetopsecret.com /forum/thread9194/pg1 (510 words)

	Lusca - Unexplained Mysteries Discussion Forums
		According to wiki the Lusca is a decomposing Sperm Whale, Dragon like creature, Sea monster in an MMORPG and a german band.
		The Lusca is supposed to be an evil creature that lives in the blue holes of some tropical islands.
		And I think that in some other place, mention was made about it being a Tullimonstrum (or was that for something that drags people underwater in the American West?).
	www.unexplained-mysteries.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=104094 (341 words)

	Neotropical Entomology - Occurency of Perigonia lusca (Fabr.) (Lep.: Sphingidae) in Ilex paraguariensis plantation in ... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		ABSTRACT - This is the first register of Perigonia lusca (Fabr.) (Lep., Sphingidae) in Ilex paraguariensis plantation in Brazil.
		Na Argentina, Perigonia lusca (Fabr.) (Lep.: Sphingidae) é considerada praga da erva-mate (Trujillo 1995).
		lusca na Venezuela (Chacín and Clavijo 1995) e na Costa Rica, em plantas da família Rubiaceae (Guettarda macrosperma e Calycophyllum candidissimum).
	www.scielo.br /scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-566X2001000200022&lng=en&nrm=iso (1116 words)

	NBT Hyper-Pulse Generator :: View topic - CoH/CoV: Lusca Fun
		Took on Lusca (sp?) tonight with a big group of heroes.
		Of course, we didn't have the most well oiled team, but Lusca teams rarely are.
		Someone on Protector was broadcasting for a team to fight Lusca last night.
	www.netbattletech.com /hpguplink/viewtopic.php?t=6004 (170 words)

	Lusca
		The lusca is a name given to a sea monster reported from the Carribean.
		It has been suggested by cryptozoologists, that the lusca is a hypothesised giant octopus of immense size (Octopus giganteus).
		They are not to be confused with the known giant octopus, which is a member of the scientifically defined genus, Enteroctopus, and grow to about thirty feet in size.
	www.meta-religion.com /Paranormale/Cryptozoology/Sea_monsters/lusca.htm (228 words)

	NousNeSommesPasSeuls :: Le Lusca des Bahamas
		Par contre, le cas du lusca est assez différent : comme on l'a déjà vu, et comme cela va encore être confirmé par la suite, celui-ci est unanimement associé aux blue holes, voire aux lacs et aux banana holes de l'intérieur d'Andros, bref au réseau de grottes immergées des Bahamas.
		Le plus souvent, le lusca est surnommé "Him of the hands", "celui aux mains", autrement dit "celui qui possède des bras", ce qui n'est pas plus bête que notre mot de poulpe, issu du vieux français polype, lui-même provenant du grec polypos, "plusieurs pieds".
		Retenons de cet incident que le lusca semblait être amateur de coquillages et de crustacés, comme c'est le cas de la plupart des poulpes.
	nousnesommespasseuls.xooit.com /t1737-Le-Lusca-des-Bahamas.htm (5609 words)

	City of Heroes Official Forums (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Basically I am pretty sure we can do any GM at lvl 35 ish (sometimes with only 4 of us) but Lusca was the one we did not finish.
		Lusca can be, at the very least, Duoed.
		Lusca's tentacles can be soloed, but the head has significantly more hp and corresponding regen.
	boards.cityofheroes.com /showflat.php?Number=9052952 (1375 words)

	Oxygen binding characteristics of the hemocyanins of two deep-sea hydrothermal vent crustaceans.
		Effects of pH and temperature on hemocyanin oxygen binding were examined using dialyzed blood from the hydrothermal vent crustaceans Bythograea thermydron (Brachyura) and Alvinocaris lusca (Caridea); blood samples were dialyzed against physiological salines having the same inorganic ion concentration as the blood.
		Hemocyanin of dialyzed blood from A. lusca demonstrated a reverse temperature effect and a large Bohr effect (delta logP50/delta pH = -0.77 at 5 degrees C, pH 7.4-7.7).
		Functional aspects of oxygen binding are discussed in relation to the hydrothermal vent environment, and in the context of recent work on crustacean hemocyanins.
	www.medscape.com /medline/abstract/3340813 (317 words)

	Final: The unique, underground waterworlds of Bahamian blue holes
		Fisherman, farmers, and children of the Bahamas know this sea monster as the Lusca-a half octopus, half shark or sometimes half eel, half squid (Palmer, 1987; Palmer, 1985, p.
		Lusca inhabits the blue holes and draws fishermen and their boats down as it inhales, then exhales the indigestible flotsam (Palmer, 1987).
		Or some say that the Lusca shoots out his tentacles and captures boats and fishermen that way (Benjamin, 1970).
	jrscience.wcp.muohio.edu /FieldCourses99/MarineEcologyArticles/Final.Theuniqueundergroun.html (1974 words)

	Pleasant Dreams Beach House: about Andros island, the Bahamas
		Rare tropical birds, 4-foot long iguanas, wild boars and more than 40 kinds of wild orchids, and a recently discovered tribal group all thrive in this island paradise.
		With miles of deserted beaches, freshwater mud flats, pine forests and inland waterways that make up this Atlantic oasis the island is rumored to be home to and two mythical creatures -- the chickcharnies and Lusca.
		Legend also has it that somewhere on Andros Henry Morgan’s buried treasure lies buried.
	www.pleasantdreamsbeachhouse.com /andros (350 words)

	giantoctopus
		Some of the more recognizable reports are of "Him of the Hairy Hands" and the "Lusca".
		The legendary "Lusca" is either octopus or squid like, but it often combines elements of a dragon-like creature.
		There are some assorted tales of very large creatures stealing bait from fishing boats, although it is not certain that they all were cephalopods.
	www.geocities.com /capedrevenger/giantoctopus.html (507 words)

	Florida Entomologist, v. 77, n. 3, p. 378
		In the summer of 1988, some larvae (1% mortality, n=102) of P. lusca ilus displayed symptoms typical of viral infection Ð the larvae changed color from typical green to pale green, they fed less, and after death they were found hanging from the branches of paraguay tea plants, attached by their anus and legs (Fig.
		The natural epizootic was caused by Zoophthora radicans on Metaphalara spegazziniana and the artificial epizootic was caused by a nuclear polyhedrosis virus on Pengonia lusca ilus.
		Diseased larvae of Pengonia lusca ilus with symptoms typical of viral infection.
	www.fcla.edu /FlaEnt/fe77p378.html (1003 words)

	Cryptozoology.com
		Setting one of these up in the blue holes, in the hopes of locating a supposed giant cephalopod like the Lusca, wouldn't be practical IMO, unless you could go deep & observe from there.
		As for the Lusca, I just used that term as a generic for giant octopi, one of the creatures that I think will make the list of 'real' animals some day.
		I know what you meant by the Lusca, & that you were talking about the giant octopus (a species I, too, believe will introduce itself comparatively soon, either via accident, washed-up corpse or close-up observation).
	www.cryptozoology.com /forum/topic_view_thread.php?tid=43&pid=489632 (993 words)

	City of Villains (Site not responding. Last check: )
		There were about two teams worth of people there and it didn't seem too difficult with that many.
		Lusca is specifically designed to require several groups of heroes working together to defeat - she's kind of a 'giant' Giant Monster.
		Most of the other Giant Monsters, on the other hand, should be defeatable by a single group of the appropriate level (a large group is recommended, though).
	fr.boards.cityofvillains.com /showflat.php?Cat=0&Board=DevCornerUK&Number=298941&page=0&fpart=11 (631 words)

	Bug? (Got the Lusca badge for free) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Lusca without a full group of damager dealers then.
		The problem is that many people go after Lusca and the traditional
		Lusca in particular is pretty dangerous over a large area with those
	www.gamehourz.com /Bug-Lusca-badge-free-ftopict512.html (949 words)

	Bahamas Story: Blue Holes and Lusca
		There is a legend that sea monsters, called Lusca, live in the Bahamian blue holes.
		Lusca are part squid, part octopus, and part shark.
		Very few people can survive an attack from a lusca, which is why I never go near the blue holes!
	www.coedu.usf.edu /culture/Story/Story_Bahamas_basket.htm (202 words)

	RJCyberware City of Heroes Badge List
		You can also find Lusca here from time to time, generally around the same area (except in the water).
		Getting credit for the badge is the standard sort of deal for monsters, you must deliver some set amount of damage to the creature before it dies (and any damage done by your teammates counts toward this total).
		Taking down Lusca is a little unusual in that it is a nine step process.
	www.rjcyberware.com /CoH/Badges21-25.phtml (1601 words)

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