New animal resembles furry lobster

[Redstone]

Story:http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/03/08/furry.lobster.ap/index.html



"PARIS, France (AP) -- Divers have 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.

In what Segonzac described as a "surprising characteristic," the animal's pincers are covered with sinuous, hair-like strands."

But they didn't say how it tastes!

Redstone

[meegbear]

1. Intelligent design at work!

Thank you FSM!!

[Sabriel]

19. It's all part of the FSM's great plan for Lobster Fettucini Alfredo n/t

[rocktivity]

22. "(The animal is)...blind...

The researchers found it had only 'the vestige of a membrane' in place of eyes..."

You mean it HAD eyes and they've evolved into membranes because the creature had no use for them? It's intelligent to get rid of them, I suppose, but was it intelligent to create them in the first place?

:headbang:
rocknation

[LiberalFighter]

61. Then probably the "feathers" are its way of moving around?

Like lions using their whiskers to know that they can go between a small space.

[Cronus Protagonist]

23. Too much Propecia in the water supply

Just a thought... :)

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[Thor_MN]

51. A lobster in longjohns... The Ocean Depths must be cold.

Now if they find a lobster in a wet suit, THEN I'd have to admit it was intelligent.

[5X]

2. Either this or the Turkish people that walk on all fours...

is the April fools joke for this year.

[kestrel91316]

59. What's this about Turkish people????

[dave29]

3. woah!

Fuzzy Lobster! Aiieee!!!

[libodem]

4. Man is that ever weird

looks like a big tick with hairy arms.

[peekaloo]

5. All the rage on the Paris runways next year.....Lobster Fur!

Lobster Fabulous!

[aquart]

27. I was about to say...it looks so...fashionable.

[zbdent]

6. Oh, great . . . this will probably promote people flossing publicly

at Red Lobster . . .

:puke:

[Castilleja]

8. Nice image! LOL

:D

[Botany]

7. 2 words

Hair Extensions .......

[Skink]

9. Now all the lobsters will want to be blonde.

[liam_laddie]

10. deep down

Little problem in harvesting, they're at 7500 feet depth.
Also...they may be blind, but are they dumb, too? (ouch)
:shrug:

[kestrel91316]

60. Well, they ARE, ahem, blonde.

[Lance_Boyle]

11. Destined to be a delicacy

like its close relative, the bearded clam.

[xultar]

13. I hope it tastes like shit.

[Lorien]

21. Me too. I'm sick of all other species on earth being viewed only as

"resources" instead of as marvelous fellow beings with intrinsic worth with which we should strive to SHARE the planet.

[benburch]

30. BUT - Marvelous fellow beings who taste good with drawn butter and lemon!

Sorry, couldn't resist.

[The Straight Story]

63. If they ain't on my plate they are just taking up space :) (nt)

[Lorien]

65. You know, given the state of the environment and the world in general

such shit just isn't cute, no matter how many smiley faces you smack on it.

[The Straight Story]

66. Would bigger smiley faces help? (nt)

[benburch]

38. No, you've moved a bit too far back...

Couldn't resist that one, either. nt

[puerco-bellies]

15. LOL.. no comment... n/t

[hang a left]

28. you made a funny!

Some people missed it.

[Thor_MN]

50. I know I miss it.

nt...

[xultar]

12. What a beautiful creature. I hope they don't eff it up and make it extinct

[GoddessOfGuinness]

46. I've been wondering lately if our environmental fuck-ups

mightn't actually serve to create new species...ones that have adapted to our pollution, global warming, etc...

[tledford]

14. Probably a result of nuclear testing

South Pacific? As in near the Bikini atoll?

Mostly kidding, but it would make a great '50s style sci fi movie, wouldn't it?

[rodeodance]

16. lovely name-Kiwa, the goddess of crustaceans in Polynesian mythology.

.....The family was named Kiwaida, from Kiwa, the goddess of crustaceans in Polynesian mythology.

[Kelvin Mace]

17. His mother warned him

he'd get hairy palms. Bet he goes blind too.

[MnFats]

33. He IS BLIND! He probably should have only done it til he needed glasses.

too late now!
let that be a lesson to you all!

[davidinalameda]

58. bravo!!!

you both get my vote for post of the day

:woohoo:

[thebigidea]

18. looks like some William Burroughs nightmare

[HuffleClaw]

20. hmmm, i'm reminded of the fiji mermaid.

is that a REAL critter?

[pinniped]

24. That looks like a messed up sloth.

.

[calimary]

40. Or messed-up rhesus monkey.

[yellowcanine]

25. It looks just like G.W. Bush trying to "walk Texan."

[riona]

26. the latest hair clip

[LiberalEsto]

29. Betcha Deadeye Cheney will be shooting them

in a barrel. As soon as they get a barrelful of them for his amusement.

[central scrutinizer]

31. tastes like chicken

doesn't everything? One of my favorite Dr. Science questions; "If they find life on Mars, will it taste like chicken?"

[KansDem]

32. Hey, I can now eat lobster and floss my teeth at the same time!

What won't they think of next?!

[fujiyama]

34. What now?

Attack of the killer 50 ft furry lobster?

[Burma Jones]

35. It's Wilford Brimley

eeek

[GoddessOfGuinness]

47. ...

:spray:

[Lisa]

36. my first thought was that John Bolton's mustache had an argument with him

... and decided to strike out on its own.

[Shakespeare]

37. Wow. A posh lobster. n/t

[KamaAina]

39. You've all heard of rock lobster, right?

I give you... GLAM LOBSTER!!

[file83]

43. *da-dun...TSSSS*

:rofl: That's a good one.

[Kailassa]

41. So that's where my furry leg-warmers from the 80s went ...

[file83]

42. That is NOT from this Earth.

:tinfoilhat: :scared: :tinfoilhat:

[Beaverhausen]

44. The infinite variety of life on this planet never ceases to amaze me

I love it!!!

[GoddessOfGuinness]

45. The Abominable Snow Crab!

It's so cute! :-)

[Solly Mack]

48. It's beautiful!

I hope it's not edible.

[Joey Liberal]

49. Dick Cheney Lives! n.t

[NastyRiffraff]

52. I think it's kinda cute!

That fur looks so soft!

[Lefty48197]

53. Looks like a tick to me

bet them suckers can dig in.

[NYC Liberal]

54. Much bigger pic:

[davekriss]

55. O there they are!

(the top 2 branches from my artificial Christmas tree -- hey, give 'em back!)

[NYC Liberal]

56. LOL! It looks like a a tick that got caught in Wayne Szalinski's

machine from Honey I Blew Up the Kids.

[pitohui]

57. awwwwwww EOM

.

[tabasco]

62. That thing could help me clean my bong. n/t

[loudsue]

64. Bada-bing! Bada-boom!

:kick:

[Robeysays]

67. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!