Fuzzy Freakish Lobster-Monkeys

[Thursday]

Marine biologists in the South Pacific have discovered what appears to be the freaky mutant lovechild of a lobster and a gibbon.  

In an awe-inspiring display of understatement, one scientist is quoted as saying the beast has some "surprising characteristics".

Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4785482.stm" target="_blank">Freakish, Yet Fuzzy

[DavidXBrunt]

I remember reading an interview with Melinda Messenger where she boldly predicted that in the new millenium we'd have hairy fish "Imagine that. Wouldn't that be nice" and she was right.

That's brilliant.

[Bico]

Fuckin' hell!  That's fantastic!

[johnnystress]

Whre can one purchase this hirsute crustacean travsesty?

[Satanist]

But what does it taste like boiled and smothered in butter?

[Quirkafleeg]

This should be on the Cthulhu Watch thread...

[Adrian Bamforth]

They've arrived!http://www.inkspittle.com/blog/images/sea_monkeys_sm.jpg">

[Art]

Bigger picture.

Apparently the "hairs" contain bacteria, which extract toxins from the enviroment.

Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Kiwahirsuta.jpg" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Kiwahirsuta.jpg

[Dudley]

This is still my favourite internet image ever...

http://www.gothicroseantiques.com/Copy_of_ape4.jpg">

[House of Usher]

Nice story.

It struck me there was something quite Viz-like about this particular piece of reportage:

"Dr Segonzac said he and his colleagues saw the animal fighting with two crabs over a piece of shrimp."

Evi-dence that the creature's a carnivore if ever I heard it.

[johnnystress]

Found this pic on another forum

The Lobster has entered our hearts and minds in a way a confused Londonian whale could only aspire to, but fail, miserably.http://bzedan.us/coloured/fuzzylobsterbubba.jpg">

[Grant Goggans]

They're called yeti crabs!  That's the best name ever!