squid statue?Critics say something fishy is happening in the Japanese port town of Noto, where local officials reportedly splashed out half a million dollars in COVID-19 relief funds to buy a massive squid sculpture.Video shows there are now plenty of suckers and tentacles in Noto, where the pricey 13 metre-long sculpture now stands guard at the community’s waterfront. ‘Frenzy’ of hook-jawed sea worms spotted swarming off South Carolina The pink-and-white sculpture looks like the elusive giant squid of the ocean’s darkest depths, but it’s actually a larger-than-life replica of the smaller Japanese flying squid, according to the town.