'Supergiant' crustacean found in deepest ocean (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16834913)
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QuoteA huge crustacean has been found lurking 7km down in the waters off the coast of New Zealand.
The creature - called a supergiant - is a type of amphipod, which are normally around 2-3cm long.
But these beasts, discovered in the Kermadec Trench, were more than 10 times bigger: the largest found measured in at 34cm.
Alan Jamieson, from the University of Aberdeen's Oceanlab, said: "It's a bit like finding a foot-long cockroach."
"I stopped and thought: 'What on Earth was that?' This amphipod was far bigger than I ever thought possible."
See also video of the deepest fish ever filmed alive!
Cool!
...But ugly. But cool. But ugly... But cool.
For the record, if they DO find a foot long roach, The Asmo is moving to ISS.
Nyyya, ours is bigger.
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LOL!
Hmmm, something new on the menu. This will bring in some well needed revenue to our country.
Quote from: Asmodean on February 03, 2012, 10:16:52 AM
Cool!
...But ugly. But cool. But ugly... But cool.
For the record, if they DO find a foot long roach, The Asmo is moving to ISS.
There are giant weta's.
QuotePoor Knights giant weta (Deinacrida fallai) - this specimen has an overall length of 200 mm (8 in)
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8 inches of cricket, I can live with.
Someone pass the cocktail sauce.
Quote from: Crocoduck on February 09, 2012, 11:35:23 AM
Someone pass the cocktail sauce.
I bet these things live for a long time.
I wonder if somewhere, miles under the ocean, there is a twenty meter shrimp.
Quote from: Budhorse4 on February 09, 2012, 03:12:30 PM
I wonder if somewhere, miles under the ocean, there is a twenty meter shrimp.
You never know. We know less about the ocean depths than the surface of the Moon. 12 men have stood on the surface of the Moon. The deepest part of the ocean has only been visited by two men in a steel ball.
Only two humans, but plenty of Asmos. They are tolerant to extreme pressure.
Gee, I guess I'm the only one who thinks that creature is beautiful. The pattern of it's shell and how it all fits together, amazing. But then, I am interested in invertebrates. This is indeed cool.
I also find invertebrates interesting. Or at least interesting enough to have a colony of Dubai roaches
Cool! I used to do volunteer work at the Zoo in Washington DC. I trained in the Invertebrate house. We had all kinds of stuff and it was great fun to talk to the public and do feedings of the animals.
Sometimes we woud take the Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches out and put them on our shirts like broaches and walk up to people to talk about them.
I remember once I had a dead walking stick in my hand and this one girl turned around and saw it with me and screamed at the top of her lungs! LOL.
I actually breed the roaches as feeders for my lizard. At first I wasn't to sure about them, but I've gotten used to having them around. I like to hold one sometimes. Heck, I'm pretty sure they have a better diet than I do. All their food comes from the local farmer's market in town. Healthy feeders means healthy lizard.