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furry new crustacean found in South Pacific
PARIS - Divers have discovered a new crustacean in the South Pacific that resembles a lobster and is covered with what looks like silky, blonde fur, French researchers said Tuesday. ADVERTISEMENT Scientists said the animal, which they named Kiwa hirsuta, was so distinct from other species that they created a new genus and new family for it. A team of American-led divers found the animal in waters 7,540 feet deep at a site 900 miles south of Easter Island last year, according to Michel Segonzac of the French Institute for Sea Exploration, or IFREMER. The new crustacean is described in the journal of the National Museum of Natural History in Paris. The animal is white and 5.9 inches long, about the size of a salad plate. In what Segonzac described as a "surprising characteristic," the animal's pincers are covered with sinuous, hair-like strands. The diving expedition was organized by Robert Vrijenhoek of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute in California. Mar 08 06 07:24 am Link I bet it's blind and lives in caves or something. The furry hairs are sensors/feelers that are found on all sorts of crabs, just not as much as that one has. That and the fact that it's white makes me think it lives in the dark. Keep an eye on the Red Lobster menu for Furry Lobster - lol! Mar 08 06 07:39 am Link See? See? ANOTHER news story about blondes! Mar 08 06 07:42 am Link Doesn't look tasty.... Mar 08 06 07:43 am Link MMMMM.....drawn butter Mar 08 06 07:44 am Link It's actually kind of pretty. But doesn't look like something good to eat.  Mar 08 06 08:52 am Link Bill Tracy wrote: My thoughts exactly, sensors on some sort of benthic or cave dwelling critter. Looks cool! I bet if Star Wars were still in production they'd have some sort of alien that looked like this in the next one. Mar 08 06 10:33 am Link Bill Tracy wrote: The article I read said it is blind and lives 7000 feet down. Dark and cold = blind and fur coat. Mar 08 06 12:39 pm Link Shit, the doctor said the medicine would kill them all! Mar 08 06 12:42 pm Link UnoMundo Photography wrote: LOL Mar 08 06 12:43 pm Link Blondes and Butter... Hmmmmm! Mar 08 06 12:46 pm Link it looks like a beetle that i used to have in my bug collection. Mar 08 06 12:48 pm Link Bill Tracy wrote: Furry lobster : is that a 'gay' thing! I seem to remember through the alcohol haze!! Mar 08 06 12:49 pm Link glamour crab Mar 08 06 09:55 pm Link I just read about that. They named it after Kiwaida, after the Polynesian goddess of crustaceans. I think it's body looks like a tick (*shudders*), other than that, cool. Chrystal Mar 08 06 11:34 pm Link I think it's kinda pretty.  Mar 08 06 11:37 pm Link So it was like the LAST one on Earth...and they took it out of there... Mar 08 06 11:53 pm Link I'd eat it. Mar 08 06 11:55 pm Link William Coleman wrote: Blondes don't fit that well on a dinner plate ... they look better in front of one Mar 09 06 01:59 am Link I bet its a dye job, its not a true blonde  Mar 09 06 02:00 am Link Tim Baker wrote: You just need smaller blondes or bigger plates... Mar 09 06 12:26 pm Link UnoMundo Photography wrote: obviously you didn't use the little comb enough Mar 09 06 08:20 pm Link jon mmmayhem wrote: OH C'MON!!! Don't believe a word of it. It's just an extreme close up of a French woman with "the crabs". Mar 09 06 08:24 pm Link It's kinda cute. Mar 09 06 08:27 pm Link Being the marine biology major I am, I must say that I think its really cool.. I wanna study it :-) Mar 09 06 08:46 pm Link The Thorny Rose wrote: Is there an ocean in Ohio ? Mar 10 06 02:12 pm Link i'm sure some pretty gross/fascinating stuff has been pulled out of the Ohio River and/or Lake Erie. Mar 11 06 04:51 pm Link jon mmmayhem wrote: Guido Parenti Mar 11 06 04:54 pm Link exactly Mar 12 06 11:04 pm Link |
