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Astonishing discovery of 'supergiant' crustaceans made off New Zealand
grindtv.com ^

Posted on 02/03/2012 10:16:26 AM PST by Scythian

There are ordinary amphipods, known to be mostly tiny shrimp-like crustaceans that thrive in aquatic environments around the world, and now there are "supergiant" amphipods, which are 10 times larger and, frankly, quite freakish-looking (see video and photo).

One shrimp will serve as an entire meal ...



See video at news link ...

(Excerpt) Read more at grindtv.com ...


TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: giantshrimp
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1 posted on 02/03/2012 10:16:30 AM PST by Scythian
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To: Scythian

They are the monsters that are in your closet at night.

Bwhaahaa!


2 posted on 02/03/2012 10:17:27 AM PST by Jonty30 (What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults.)
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To: Scythian
While they only caught seven of the enormous amphipods, they saw several others, including some that measured about 13 inches.

Imagine a foot long Shrimp !!! Click this thread to see photo ...
3 posted on 02/03/2012 10:17:53 AM PST by Scythian
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There is only one thing to do with this kind of discovery...


4 posted on 02/03/2012 10:22:02 AM PST by freedumb2003 (Spoiler Alert! The secret to Terra Nova: THEY ARE ALL DEAD!!!)
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Maybe you can be the first to try one. I’ll stop over for dinner, after a few hours if you’re still alive after eating your first one then maybe I’ll try one ...

Imagine a 13 inch shrimp on a subway footlong, mmmm ....


5 posted on 02/03/2012 10:24:04 AM PST by Scythian
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To: freedumb2003

Precisely!

My mouth was watering just looking at those photos.


6 posted on 02/03/2012 10:24:34 AM PST by cuban leaf (Were doomed! Details at eleven.)
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Just to show pic as users browse the main site ...
7 posted on 02/03/2012 10:25:09 AM PST by Scythian
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To: Scythian

Obviously Ancient Aliens.
*Snicker*


8 posted on 02/03/2012 10:25:17 AM PST by Darksheare (You will never defeat Bok Choy!)
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—33,000 feet below, seven milky-white amphipods measuring to about 11 inches, or the size of small lobsters. (Ordinary amphipods barely exceed 1 inch.)—

Which begs the question, how large are the LOBSTERS down there?!


9 posted on 02/03/2012 10:26:28 AM PST by cuban leaf (Were doomed! Details at eleven.)
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I, for one, welcome our new overlords...

10 posted on 02/03/2012 10:26:38 AM PST by JRios1968 (I'm guttery and trashy, with a hint of lemon. - Laz)
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>>Maybe you can be the first to try one.<<

That would at lest make me the 3rd bravest man to ever have lived. (#2 = first man to eat a lobster, #1 = first man to eat a raw oyster).


11 posted on 02/03/2012 10:27:34 AM PST by freedumb2003 (Spoiler Alert! The secret to Terra Nova: THEY ARE ALL DEAD!!!)
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To: Darksheare

“Ancient Alien” is the term by which I refer to my ex-wife.


12 posted on 02/03/2012 10:27:45 AM PST by jsh3180
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To: cuban leaf

I heard the named they species ...

“Redlobsterus Homarus”


13 posted on 02/03/2012 10:28:11 AM PST by Scythian
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To: cuban leaf
Which begs the question, how large are the LOBSTERS down there?!

HUGH...I am SERIES

14 posted on 02/03/2012 10:28:18 AM PST by JRios1968 (I'm guttery and trashy, with a hint of lemon. - Laz)
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LOL, ouch.


15 posted on 02/03/2012 10:28:57 AM PST by Darksheare (You will never defeat Bok Choy!)
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To: JRios1968; cuban leaf

Well, it hopefully will satisfy those pesky outer space teenagers...

16 posted on 02/03/2012 10:29:48 AM PST by freedumb2003 (Spoiler Alert! The secret to Terra Nova: THEY ARE ALL DEAD!!!)
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To: freedumb2003

Don’t forget the garlic and the sherry!


17 posted on 02/03/2012 10:30:00 AM PST by BigEdLB (Now there ARE 1,000,000 regrets - but it may be too late.)
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To: Scythian

Yum! Light the barby, place those shrimp on wooden skewers, season with butter, garlic, lemon and pepper-grill until done...


18 posted on 02/03/2012 10:31:50 AM PST by Texan5 ("You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line"...)
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To: Scythian
Imagine a 13 inch shrimp on a subway footlong, mmmm ....

That would make an awesome Po' Boy.

19 posted on 02/03/2012 10:31:56 AM PST by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
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To: Scythian

Jumbo shrimp.


20 posted on 02/03/2012 10:32:46 AM PST by 6SJ7 (Meh.)
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