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Title: We’ll need a bigger barbecue! World’s biggest ‘prawn’ discovered as scientists find ELEVEN INCH crustacean in deep sea
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Published: Feb 2, 2012
Author: Julian Gavaghan
Post Date: 2012-02-02 12:43:12 by Flintlock
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A British expedition to one of the deepest parts of the ocean has discovered an enormous species of crustacean that looks like a prawn and is 11ins long. The so-called ‘supergiant’ – a type of amphipod - was discovered more than four miles below the surface in waters north of New Zealand. Most amphipods are usually 0.8in-1.2in long. But the new specimen, found by a team from the University of Aberdeen, was ten times the size. Using submergence cameras and a large trap designed by the university's Oceanlab, the crew was able to explore up to depths of six miles. They were hoping to find specimens of deep-sea snailfish, which have been photographed before but have not been seen since the 1950s. Expedition leader Alan Jamieson said: ‘The moment the traps came on deck, we were elated at the sight of the snailfish as we have been after these fish for years. ‘However, seconds later I stopped and thought 'What on earth is that?' whilst catching a glimpse of an amphipod far bigger than I ever thought possible. ‘It's a bit like finding a foot-long cockroach.’ Seven specimens were caught in the trap and up to nine were photographed gathering around the camera system. Scientists say the term ‘supergiant’ was coined by U.S .researchers when they found some large amphipods in the early 1980s. The supergiant amphipod has not been reported since and has faded into the realms of rare and mysterious deep-sea creatures. Dr Jamieson said: ‘The surprising thing is that we have already been to this deep trench twice and never come across these animals before. ‘In fact, a few days after the discovery, we deployed all the equipment again on the same site and we didn't photograph or capture a single supergiant. They were there for a day and gone the next.’ The researchers said the newly found amphipods are the biggest whole specimen of supergiant caught, and have never been seen so deep in the sea. New Zealand's National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research also took part in the expedition. Ashley Rowden, from the Wellington-based institute, said: ‘It just goes to show that the more you look, the more you find. Dr Rowden added: ‘For such a large and conspicuous animal to go unnoticed for so long is just testament to how little we know about life in New Zealand's most deep and unique habitat.’ Researchers will try to establish whether the new samples are the same species as those found by the U.S. scientists near Hawaii in the 1980s.
Prawn to be wild: The 11in so-called 'supergiant' variety of amphipod found in deep waters off New Zealand 
Shell-shocked: Alan Jamieson, from the University of Aberdeen, with one of the supergiant amphipods
Proud: Team members (from left) Alan Toyo Fujii, Alan Jamieson and Ashley Rowden with their discoveries 
Big catch: The amphipods which were found by accident four miles below the surface
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#1. To: Flintlock (#0)
That's disgusting. People eat those things? Yech.
Serial killer psychopaths ruin families. Corporate psychopaths ruin societies -- Prof. Robert Hare
Fuku-Prawns. I wonder how radioactive they are. Fuku-Prawns. I wonder how radioactive they are. Well, you can use them for night lights. Does that help? Each one contains enough Heysusium-666 to fund Rick Sanitarium for a million years.
I would classify them as "insects of the sea" and being a b-type blood I don't eat shell fish. It is hard to free fools from the chains they revere. Voltaire An ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination. Voltaire
I love shrimp! They are great fried. Bring 'em on.
Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end. Lord Acton The human herd stampedes on the fields of facts and the valleys of truth to get to the desert of ignorance. Saman Mohammadi "If a politician found he had cannibals among his constituents, he would promise them missionaries for dinner." Mencken "..if the military is going to defend our freedoms, then we need freedoms to defend. Our freedoms must be restored before the military can defend them..." Lawrence M. Vance Você me trata desse jeito só porque eu sou preto. Junior (my youngest son)
Somebody at the article said to pass the thousand island dressing. I was thinking, no way am I going on a scavenger hunt for any thousand island dressing. It could be wearing an invisibility cloak anyway, for all I know, and doesn't even want to be found. So, been there, done that, now I'm here.
------- "They're on our left, they're on our right, they're in front of us, they're behind us...they can't get away this time." -- Col. Puller, USMC
Thousand Island dressing for shrimp? They better rekinize, you eat fried shrimp with tartar sauce!
Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end. Lord Acton The human herd stampedes on the fields of facts and the valleys of truth to get to the desert of ignorance. Saman Mohammadi "If a politician found he had cannibals among his constituents, he would promise them missionaries for dinner." Mencken "..if the military is going to defend our freedoms, then we need freedoms to defend. Our freedoms must be restored before the military can defend them..." Lawrence M. Vance Você me trata desse jeito só porque eu sou preto. Junior (my youngest son)
Excuse me for ignorance, but what does being b-type have to do with eating shrimp?
Sing it Brother! Best shrimp I ever ate was at a little out of the way Steak House outside of Grant's Pass, Oregon. I can still taste'em. I was all of 12. As much as I love shrimp what those remind me of is Jumbo Sea Lice. The best fish I have ever tasted, bar none, was some smoked King Mackerel. Had it one time and never have had anything that compares to it, at least not any other fish. Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end. Lord Acton The human herd stampedes on the fields of facts and the valleys of truth to get to the desert of ignorance. Saman Mohammadi "If a politician found he had cannibals among his constituents, he would promise them missionaries for dinner." Mencken "..if the military is going to defend our freedoms, then we need freedoms to defend. Our freedoms must be restored before the military can defend them..." Lawrence M. Vance Você me trata desse jeito só porque eu sou preto. Junior (my youngest son)
My favorite memory of smoked fish is some Smoked Montana White Fish that a friend of my Dad's made in an old refrigerator turned into a smoker. Man, that was good. Although the smoked Rainbows and Cutthroat trout that we caught out of Georgetown lake outside of Anaconda Montana, where I did some of my growing up, were pretty damn good too. They were real good with a little kid sized glass of beer - in a shrimp cocktail glass - about 3 thimbles and a slurp.
That does sound good (only the beer glass needs to be somewhat larger--if you don't need both hands to hold it, it ain't big enough, ahaha). Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end. Lord Acton The human herd stampedes on the fields of facts and the valleys of truth to get to the desert of ignorance. Saman Mohammadi "If a politician found he had cannibals among his constituents, he would promise them missionaries for dinner." Mencken "..if the military is going to defend our freedoms, then we need freedoms to defend. Our freedoms must be restored before the military can defend them..." Lawrence M. Vance Você me trata desse jeito só porque eu sou preto. Junior (my youngest son)
That is something I now regret not getting while I was overseas - a REAL German Stein - or 2 or 3 or 4. ;-) Truthfully though I just don't drink that much at all anymore. I have had 4 22 oz. bottles of Anchor Steam setting in the back top shelf since midsummer last. Soon I'll have to give them a Birthday Party. ;-) My bottle of vintage single Quinta Port is past it's second birthday and I have an unopened one in storage. There is a site on the internet, one which I just have found, where you can buy beer glasses that hold 60 ounces--five 12-ounce beers. You could almost put three of your Anchor Steam beers in one of those. I found it searching for a picture of one of those beer glasses I said you should have. I don't recall ever seeing one that would hold 60 ounces. Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end. Lord Acton The human herd stampedes on the fields of facts and the valleys of truth to get to the desert of ignorance. Saman Mohammadi "If a politician found he had cannibals among his constituents, he would promise them missionaries for dinner." Mencken "..if the military is going to defend our freedoms, then we need freedoms to defend. Our freedoms must be restored before the military can defend them..." Lawrence M. Vance Você me trata desse jeito só porque eu sou preto. Junior (my youngest son)
http://www.everydiet.org/diet/blood-type-diet It is hard to free fools from the chains they revere. Voltaire An ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination. Voltaire
Or you could go to Lowe's or Home Depot and get one of their branded 5 gallon buckets. That'd be damned manly. Cheap too. LOL, good point.
Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end. Lord Acton The human herd stampedes on the fields of facts and the valleys of truth to get to the desert of ignorance. Saman Mohammadi "If a politician found he had cannibals among his constituents, he would promise them missionaries for dinner." Mencken "..if the military is going to defend our freedoms, then we need freedoms to defend. Our freedoms must be restored before the military can defend them..." Lawrence M. Vance Você me trata desse jeito só porque eu sou preto. Junior (my youngest son)
#2. To: Flintlock (#0)
But the new specimen, found by a team from the University of Aberdeen, was ten times the size.
Mike Flaherty: Yeah, it's been there a long time. I wish I knew which corner.
My Man Godfrey (1936)
#3. To: Esso (#2)
But the new specimen, found by a team from the University of Aberdeen, was ten times the size.
#4. To: Esso (#2)
Fuku-Prawns. I wonder how radioactive they are.
#5. To: Turtle (#1)
That's disgusting. People eat those things? Yech.
#6. To: Turtle (#1)
#7. To: James Deffenbach (#6)
#8. To: GreyLmist (#7)
#9. To: intotheabyss (#5)
being a b-type blood I don't eat shell fish.
#10. To: James Deffenbach (#8)
They better rekinize, you eat fried shrimp with tartar sauce!
#11. To: Turtle (#1)
That's disgusting. People eat those things? Yech.
#12. To: Original_Intent (#10)
Best shrimp I ever ate was at a little out of the way Steak House outside of Grant's Pass, Oregon. I can still taste'em. I was all of 12.
#13. To: James Deffenbach (#12)
#14. To: Original_Intent (#13)
#15. To: James Deffenbach (#14)
#16. To: Original_Intent (#15)
#17. To: CadetD (#9)
Excuse me for ignorance, but what does being b-type have to do with eating shrimp?
#18. To: James Deffenbach (#16)
There is a site on the internet, one which I just have found, where you can buy beer glasses that hold 60 ounces--five 12-ounce beers.
Mike Flaherty: Yeah, it's been there a long time. I wish I knew which corner.
My Man Godfrey (1936)
#19. To: Esso (#18)
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