Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Giant isopod...

found attached to a remotely operated undersea survey sub (click to enlarge). The nearly 2.5 foot-long arthropod Bathynomus giganteus latched on at about 8,500 ft depth. Read more about these unusual abyssal creatures.

One does have to wonder: do they taste like lobster?

Image courtesy Reddit.

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