Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Giant Isopods!

So, remember way back in elementary school when the nice/mean lady came to your class and told everyone to get in a line and then poked your head with a tongue depresser and it felt kind of good/creppy? That good hearted/terrifying lady was looking for head lice: Thankfully, she was not looking for their cousins from the sea floor, GIANT ISOPODS!

These suckers mature to a size of between 19 and 37 cm and can weigh up to three pounds. Really, other than that, I don't have words. Oh, except for this: "In Northern Taiwan and other areas, they are not uncommon at seaside restaurants, served boiled and bisected with a clean lateral slice."

"EAT ME!"

Speaking of eating, here's a creppy time-lapse video of a bunch of these guys eating a whale.

3 comments:

Cecilia Peterson said...

i like how this is tagged "sarah palin" and "your childhood."

was this my big surprise? it will successfully give me nightmares every night for the next month, if that's what you were going for.

Nathan said...

Oh no, Ceci. This was not your surprise. Your surprise is yet to come

jeadly said...

I think I saw this movie. They jump on your face and incubate baby dinosaurs down your throat.