A lifetime's worth of Cthulhu-esque beastie inspiration?

[Mike Gloady]

Well you try designing every single lifeform and the planet itself in 7 days without a few rough edges.

God spent too long on some things and not enough on others.

Snowflakes.  Two and a half days on those and bugger me if there isn't a deadline approaching. 

Which makes me wonder who God's editor is?  Ooooooh, metaphysical.

[uncle fester]

Alexandra Maria Lara is proof that god exists and that he does indeed take more time over some things than others. The coconut crab is merely a sign that God played Resident Evil on his lunch breaks and got a bit carried away.

[mygrimmbrother]

Alexandra Maria Lara is proof that god exists and that he does indeed take more time over some things than others. The coconut crab is merely a sign that God played Resident Evil on his lunch breaks and got a bit carried away.

Excellent comments, right on both counts!

[Peter Wolf]

Goblin shark. Citizen Snork of the shark world.

And the Tubifex worms what are they all about? Definitely not of this planet. Imagine finding one of those lodged in one of your crevices.






V

That footage of them is incredible.

A pulsating mass of tube worms.Imagine having the job of removing them .

[SuperSurfer]

Bloody hell, how does that knob worm fit into the ecosystem? Surely that deserves to be made extinct?

[Dandontdare]

I went to South America last year and everyone told me gruesome tales about the fish that'll swim up your urine stream if you piss in a river, but a local guide told me it's a myth and (virtually) never happens. Interestingly though, the Quichwan (sp?) indians would only allow men to wade into the river for fishing as they could easilly bind up their 'bits', whilst women were more open to nasty fish-invasion.

And Piranhas aren't dangerous at all, they generally feed on dead flesh, so aren't half as scary as people think (though they just found a 14" one in a river in Devon!)

[Bouwel]

(virtually) never happens

Virtually never happens...virtually never hapens?!? That's me never peeing near water again!

-Bouwel-

[Dandontdare]

(virtually) never happens

Virtually never happens...virtually never hapens?!? That's me never peeing near water again!

-Bouwel-

I only added the 'virtually' in case some smart-arse posted an example where it HAD actually happened. I think the message I got at the time was that it was bullshit.

However, later on the same rain forest trek, the same guide encouraged us to have a go on a genuine jungle creeper tarzan swing. After my (amazingly exhilarating!) swing over a huge drop, I asked if it ever broke - "sometimes, but not very often" was the rather scary reply.

[Bouwel]

I am never, ever going anywhere near a jungle. Ever.

-Bouwel-

[Dandontdare]

Ah man it was amazing fun!

[locustsofdeath!]

Coincidentally, the episode of "Dirty Jobs" that aired this morning was about geoduck ("gooey-duck", apparently)farmers...and we learned how to entice geoducks to mate. A male can ejaculate for 10-15 minutes at a time! Fun

[Mike Gloady]

Fun?

Not if it's all over your dry cleaning it's not.

[SuperSurfer]

What about this sicko:


It's a sea-dwelling parasite that attacks fish, burrows into it, and then devours its tongue.

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/09/tongue-eating-parasite-discovered.php?dcitc=th_rss

[radiator]

You missed a crucial ingredient there:

It's a sea-dwelling parasite that attacks fish, burrows into it, and then devours and replaces its tongue.

Top linkage. My favourite has to be the Aye-Aye

[Jim_Campbell]

It's a sea-dwelling parasite that attacks fish, burrows into it, and then devours its tongue.

I actually feel quite sick.

Cheers!

Jim