'Supergiant' crustacean found in deepest ocean
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'Supergiant' crustacean found in deepest ocean
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by Spearthrower » Feb 02, 2012 11:12 am
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16834913
A 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.
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Re: 'Supergiant' crustacean found in deepest ocean
#2 by mattwilson » Feb 02, 2012 11:25 am
I want that in fried rice 
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Re: 'Supergiant' crustacean found in deepest ocean
#3 by trubble76 » Feb 02, 2012 11:27 am
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Re: 'Supergiant' crustacean found in deepest ocean
#4 by JoeB » Feb 02, 2012 12:24 pm
Why do sea bugs always look yummy and land bugs yucky?
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Scary shit near N.Z.
#6 by DougC » Feb 02, 2012 3:48 pm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16834913
"A huge crustacean has been found lurking 7km down in the waters off the coast of New Zealand."
"A huge crustacean has been found lurking 7km down in the waters off the coast of New Zealand."
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Scary shit near N.Z.
#7 by Ironclad » Feb 02, 2012 4:36 pm
Gunna need a bigger barbi..
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Re: Scary shit near N.Z.
#8 by Sityl » Feb 02, 2012 4:48 pm
I would totally eat that.
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Re: Scary shit near N.Z.
#9 by Sovereign » Feb 02, 2012 4:50 pm
would make a good gumbo.Oh, that's a really big cat. It looks so nice. Would you look at th...
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Re: Scary shit near N.Z.
#10 by Wiðercora » Feb 02, 2012 5:23 pm
How do they know it was lurking? Perhaps it was mooching, or maybe even sauntering.
Is 7km deep enough for this to be considered Deep Sea Giganticism?
Is 7km deep enough for this to be considered Deep Sea Giganticism?
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Scary shit near N.Z.
#11 by Ironclad » Feb 02, 2012 5:29 pm
Sityl wrote:I would totally eat that.
And here marks the beginning of the extinction, for species - Sooous Yummicus.
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Re: Scary shit near N.Z.
#12 by lordshipmayhem » Feb 02, 2012 6:55 pm
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Re: Scary shit near N.Z.
#13 by paceetrate » Feb 02, 2012 10:16 pm
Wiðercora wrote:How do they know it was lurking? Perhaps it was mooching,
Can the American get a translation here? Because in America "mooching" has nothing to do with locomotion. XD
Although, a mincing crustacean would be pretty awesome (see, I do know some British slang...)
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Re: Scary shit near N.Z.
#14 by Wiðercora » Feb 02, 2012 10:28 pm
Always check for spiders.
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Re: Scary shit near N.Z.
#15 by LucidFlight » Feb 02, 2012 11:02 pm
I'd say it was loitering... very suspiciously.
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