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03-08-2006, 10:16 PM
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New Animal Resembling Furry Lobster Found
http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science....ap/index.html
PARIS, France (AP) -- Divers have discovered a new crustacean in the South Pacific that resembles a lobster and is covered with what looks like silky, blond fur, French researchers said Tuesday.
Scientists said the animal, which they named Kiwa hirsuta, was so distinct from other species that they created a new family and genus for it.
A team of American-led divers found the animal in waters 2,300 meters (7,540 feet) deep at a site 1,500 kilometers (900 miles) south of Easter Island last year, according to Michel Segonzac of the French Institute for Sea Exploration.
The new crustacean is described in the journal of the National Museum of Natural History in Paris.
The animal is white and 15 centimeters (5.9 inches) long -- about the size of a salad plate.
In what Segonzac described as a "surprising characteristic," the animal's pincers are covered with sinuous, hair-like strands.
It's also blind. The researchers found it had only "the vestige of a membrane" in place of eyes, Segonzac said.
The researchers said that while legions of new ocean species are discovered each year, it is quite rare to find one that merits a new family.
The family was named Kiwaida, from Kiwa, the goddess of crustaceans in Polynesian mythology.
The diving expedition was organized by Robert Vrijenhoek of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute in California.
Copyright 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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03-08-2006, 10:28 PM
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Where's the bag of trix?
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ohhhh-pass the butter and bib!!
JK.
Very interesting....
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03-08-2006, 10:29 PM
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ohhhh-pass the butter and bib!!
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GARLIC AND BUTTER BABY!!! lol
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03-08-2006, 10:42 PM
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I am so bad because the first thing I thought of was hw it would taste...LOL
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03-09-2006, 02:14 AM
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Originally Posted by NicoleRussell
ohhhh-pass the butter and bib!!
JK.
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Originally Posted by Pork Chops N' Corn Bread
GARLIC AND BUTTER BABY!!! lol
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HAHAHAHAHAHA!!
That was awesome!
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03-09-2006, 03:22 AM
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Ok Gus wanted a checklist for ugly animals...there is #2
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03-09-2006, 01:19 PM
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BAHHHH!!!!! lol. I posted this yesterday morning but for somereason Im not allowed to post in science news forum.. odd. But yea, thing is crazy yea?
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Im not sure if I would stick an ugly looking bug like that on my plate.... But hey, like most of you said. Butter and garlic make just about everything taste better...
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if you crack the shell and remove the meat it might be better then king crab
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That is one strange looking creature. And below 7,000 feet? Honestly no telling what is down below the depths.
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That is one strange looking creature. And below 7,000 feet? Honestly no telling what is down below the depths.
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ever see those hideous fish with the long teeth? those are the #1 ugliest animal ive ever seen in my life!
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The fish that was on Finding Nemo?? yeah he was UGLY
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I am so bad because the first thing I thought of was hw it would taste...LOL
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Thats ed zackley what i was thoughten when i saw it doesn't look big enough so you'll need alot more alot more. 
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