Gillie on 8/3/2006 at 23:54
New Animal Resembling Furry Lobster Found.Thought this was fascinating.A lobster like creature with silky fur.Does anybody think it looks really strange.There must be so many Creatures Still not discovered.What do you think of it?.:eek: :cool:
More here.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060308/ap_on_sc/france_new_crustacean)
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http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y50/gillie6/capt.jpgA team of American-led divers has discovered a new crustacean in the South Pacific that resembles a lobster and is covered with what looks like silky, blond fur, French researchers said Tuesday.
Scientists said the animal, which they named Kiwa hirsuta, was so distinct from other species that they created a new family and genus for it.
The 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.
The new crustacean is described in the journal of the National Museum of Natural History in Paris.
The animal is white and just shy of 6 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.
It is also blind. The researchers found it had only "the vestige of a membrane" in place of eyes, Segonzac said.
The researchers said that while legions of new ocean species are discovered each year, it is quite rare to find one that merits a new family.
The family was named Kiwaida, from Kiwa, the goddess of crustaceans in Polynesian mythology.
The diving expedition was organized by Robert Vrijenhoek of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute in California.
Low Moral Fiber on 8/3/2006 at 23:56
Oh, I lobster, but never flounder. :(
Turtle on 9/3/2006 at 00:53
It looks like the kind of crabs an abominable snowman would have.
Vipercat on 9/3/2006 at 01:39
whats it taste like
Komag on 9/3/2006 at 01:40
Quote Posted by Turtle
It looks like the kind of crabs an abominable snowman would have.
abominable snowwoman?
Ultraviolet on 9/3/2006 at 03:32
Oh, great, ANOTHER thing for damn furries to emulate.
Gillie on 9/3/2006 at 03:53
Some people will eat anything.Or they will try to see how many fur coats than can get. :weird:
That new mammal found in Borneo looks very odd too.
I had actually posted the link for further reading
Agent Monkeysee on 9/3/2006 at 04:28
Quote Posted by Gillie
Scientists said the animal, which they named Kiwa hirsuta, was so distinct from other species that they created a new family and genus for it.
That's a stupid name.
