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New "Hairy Lobster" Crustacean Discovered and Classified

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the cuddly-fuzzy-dinner dept.

AviLazar writes "American-led divers discovered a new type of Crustacean, that resembles a lobster but has it's claws covered in 'sinuous, hair-like strands'. This species is so different, from other Crustacean's that it was classified with a new Family name: Kiwaida. Unfortunately for the Kiwaida, the AP is already using this blind creature and a salad plate in the same sentence."

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  1. just what i need by gEvil+(beta) · · Score: 3, Funny

    Great, now I get to pick hairs out of my teeth when I eat this, too?

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    1. Re:just what i need by Phaed · · Score: 4, Funny

      Oh quit being shellfish - some people like the experience.

      But seriously... what else are you eating that causes hairs to get stuck in your teeth?

    2. Re:just what i need by ForwardThinker · · Score: 5, Funny

      I heard they also found a new type of hairy lobster off the brazilian coast ... but it only had a thin strip of hair down the middle!

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    3. Re:just what i need by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      Researchers have also noted that it smells like fish, tastes like chicken, and is related to the bearded clam.

    4. Re:just what i need by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      >But seriously... what else are you eating that causes hairs to get stuck in your teeth?

      McDonalds cheeseburgers

    5. Re:just what i need by mapmaker · · Score: 4, Funny

      You're thinking of the bearded clam.

    6. Re:just what i need by ToasterofDOOM · · Score: 3, Funny

      Bearded Clams!

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  2. The important question is by semiotec · · Score: 5, Funny

    what do they taste like?

    1. Re:The important question is by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      From the article: "The animal is white and 15 centimeters (5.9 inches) long -- about the size of a salad plate."

      I imagine they taste pretty darn good since they've obviously been intelligently designed as a salad course.

    2. Re:The important question is by sentientbeing · · Score: 5, Funny

      It tastes great and after youve eaten it you can wipe your chin with its carcass!

      Its lunch and a napkin.

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    3. Re:The important question is by lcsjk · · Score: 5, Funny

      Is that an African Salad plate or a European Salad plate?

  3. Hairy Lobster? by vwjeff · · Score: 4, Funny

    I've heard of a hairy clam but never a hairy lobster.

    1. Re:Hairy Lobster? by winkydink · · Score: 4, Funny

      Finally, an honest slahsdotter who admits to hearing about a hairy (bearded) clam, but not seeing one. :)

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    2. Re:Hairy Lobster? by Eccles · · Score: 4, Funny

      Oh, we've seen plenty. Touched, on the other hand...

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  4. "Furry" lobster? by ninja_pirate · · Score: 3, Funny

    So now furries will be dressing up as this? *shudders*

    1. Re:"Furry" lobster? by bersl2 · · Score: 3, Funny

      The fact that I instantly thought of a picture near your description means that I have seen entirely too much furry pr0n.

      (NOT SAFE FOR WORK! DON'T BLAME ME IF YOU WANT TO GOUGE YOUR EYES OUT AFTERWARDS!)

      I know I've seen other experimental works (i.e., having non-mammalian, non-avian, non-reptilian subjects), and let me tell you, the ones with insects are worse. :)

  5. Why hairy? by Angostura · · Score: 5, Funny

    This raises obvious questions about the value of the 'hairs'.

    Given that it is blind, I suppose they may be tactile, like a cat's whiskers.

    Or perhaps detritous gets stuck in the hairs and it is a rudimentary filter feeder.

    Or perhaps most lobsters shave regularly, but since this one's blind... nah.

    1. Re:Why hairy? by minvaren · · Score: 3, Funny

      The hairs should help prevent it from sticking to magnets.

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  6. Looks great... by tengennewseditor · · Score: 5, Funny

    I want one of those to hang on my rear view mirror.

  7. Jack Handey by RobotWisdom · · Score: 4, Funny

    "People laugh when I say that I think a jellyfish is one of the most beautiful things in the world. What they don't understand is, I mean a jellyfish with long, blonde hair."

  8. Standard Units of Measure by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Since when was a salad plate a unit of measure?

    1. Re:Standard Units of Measure by qwijibo · · Score: 5, Funny

      It's a reference point that suggests that this scientific discovery is more of an appetizer than a full meal. Even scientists are humans first. That means when we discover something new, we have to give it a location on the food chain.

    2. Re:Standard Units of Measure by jeblucas · · Score: 4, Funny
      Oh, my... you are correct sir. Let's send a letter to the editor.

      In Re: Salad Plate dimension.

      I read your recent hirsute lobster tale (pun very much intended) recently and was flummoxed by your use of "salad plate" as a measure of what I'm guessing is area. Could you please restate the size in dimensions your readership could understand? Perhaps football fields, breadboxes, or tons of TNT?

      Thank you humbly,
      A.Coward, Esq.

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    3. Re:Standard Units of Measure by rspress · · Score: 4, Funny

      Here is its location in the food chain, between soup and dessert.

      Become a member of PETA, People Eating Tasty Animals.

  9. Classify it? by pulse2600 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Don't just classify it, provide a recipe too!

  10. New Taxonomy by cparisi · · Score: 5, Funny

    Here is the new Taxonomy order:

    Domain
    Kingdom
    Phylum
    Class
    Order
    Family
    Genus
    Species
    Yummy-ness!

    1. Re:New Taxonomy by demonbug · · Score: 3, Funny

      I think you have it a bit out of order. At least for me, yummy-ness clearly comes before Order.

    2. Re:New Taxonomy by HolyCrapSCOsux · · Score: 4, Funny

      But you have to Order it first. How else will it get to the table to check it's yummy-ness?

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  11. I know what Dr Zoidberg has been up to by MooseTick · · Score: 5, Funny

    My mother was right! It will make hair grow on your hands.

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  12. Re:American-led divers ... by nblender · · Score: 4, Funny

    It _was_ a French scientist who discovered it but then he immediately surrendered to it and it took the arrival of an American scientist to capture it and haul it back for interrogation whereupon it was immediately killed. Rumsfeld disavows all knowledge of this but promises to launch a full investigation.

  13. After a lifetime of hoping... by Rob+T+Firefly · · Score: 4, Funny

    Finally! A crustacean I can hug!!!

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  14. Thank God by kukickface · · Score: 4, Funny

    At first I misread the title as: "New 'Hairy Lobster' Crustacean Discovered in Classifieds"

    I now feel safe enough to creepily browse myspace again...

  15. It's quite obvious what happened... by gfxguy · · Score: 4, Funny

    An albino tarantula raped a lobster as it was scavenging near shore.

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  16. Obviously by RealProgrammer · · Score: 5, Funny

    you must have remarkably poor technique.

    The edible parts are hairless.

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    1. Re:Obviously by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

      You must not be asian.

  17. Wait a minute by tunedfeeders · · Score: 5, Funny

    I thought "Hairy Lobster" was the upcoming Ubuntu release...

  18. Blonde Hair by MECC · · Score: 5, Funny

    So blondes aren't going extinct after all - they're just just mutating into a more intelligent form.

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  19. Harry Lobster by Edward+Teach · · Score: 4, Funny

    And the Goblet of Butter

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  20. Wait a second.. by murderlegendre · · Score: 3, Funny

    Can lobsters get crabs?

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  21. New, Delicious Species Discovered by Michael+Woodhams · · Score: 4, Funny

    Life imitates The Onion: New, Delicious Species Discovered

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