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3/8/2006 - New Species: Furry Lobster

Posted in Marine Science

 

 

     a new crustacean species, looking something like a "furry lobster"

has been discovered at 7,450 feet deep in the South Pacific.  the new

animal is about six inches long and has hair-like strands on its pincers.

 

 

  the animal is so unique that a new family and genus have been

created to fit it in with the rest of the known animals.  whatever it is,

it is also blind:  the researchers found it had only "the vestige of a

membrane" in place of eyes.  Source.

 

here's a video of the animal walking around.

 

  maybe this is what Subway Sandwiches has been using all along

to make its Seafood And Krab sandwich???

 

  these are the logs of the expedition that found this animal

(it all happened last year):  http://www.mbari.org/expeditions/EasterMicroplate/index.htm

 

 

   
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3/9/2006 - Very Cool!

Posted by Divingbliss
It's nice to know that we've still got new critters to discover. Thanks for sharing!
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3/11/2006 - ya

Posted by Anonymous
ya, it's pretty amazing... they say that there's tons of new
animals to be discovered, just in hard-to-get-to places
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