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Title: Giant Isopod Hitches Ride on Submarine in Gulf of Mexico
Post by: Victoria Waterfield on April 02, 2010, 04:43:46 pm: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1263042/Monster-deep-Oil-workers-dredge-giant-cousin-woodlouse.html#ixzz0jwiWTdDw

WARNING: includes photos.
Title: Re: Giant Isopod Hitches Ride on Submarine in Gulf of Mexico
Post by: miles on April 02, 2010, 04:50:55 pm: Jebus, that's pretty cool.
Title: Re: Giant Isopod Hitches Ride on Submarine in Gulf of Mexico
Post by: Arachno-capitalist on April 02, 2010, 05:06:27 pm: His face is sort of pug-like.
Title: Re: Giant Isopod Hitches Ride on Submarine in Gulf of Mexico
Post by: AugustWest on April 02, 2010, 06:03:25 pm: Jinkies!
Title: Re: Giant Isopod Hitches Ride on Submarine in Gulf of Mexico
Post by: pmcd9 on April 02, 2010, 06:07:07 pm: Wow!
Title: Re: Giant Isopod Hitches Ride on Submarine in Gulf of Mexico
Post by: wombat on April 02, 2010, 06:08:42 pm: Yeah, really, what editor did not realize that you do not run giant isopod stories on April 1st.

At least it wasn't eating anyone's tongue. (http://animalsbehavingbadly.blogspot.com/2009/09/bug-got-your-tongue.html)
Title: Re: Giant Isopod Hitches Ride on Submarine in Gulf of Mexico
Post by: greenkoolayd on April 02, 2010, 06:28:00 pm: we have enough bugs on land. throw that bitch back.
Title: Re: Giant Isopod Hitches Ride on Submarine in Gulf of Mexico
Post by: Lister on April 03, 2010, 04:50:22 am: NO.

No.

NO.

Too many legs.

NO.

No.

Unsee! Unsee! UNSEE!
Title: Re: Giant Isopod Hitches Ride on Submarine in Gulf of Mexico
Post by: greenkoolayd on April 03, 2010, 01:42:26 pm: maybe some mad scientist will breed that thing with a crab and sell the offspring to red lobster. they can start raising it on farms and have infinity crab legs.
Title: Re: Giant Isopod Hitches Ride on Submarine in Gulf of Mexico
Post by: Drygioni on April 03, 2010, 07:53:15 pm: Imagine treading on that. fuck*ng hell.
Title: Re: Giant Isopod Hitches Ride on Submarine in Gulf of Mexico
Post by: greenkoolayd on April 04, 2010, 04:42:03 am: (http://www.joeydevilla.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/japanese-tv-kitten-isopod.jpg)
Title: Re: Giant Isopod Hitches Ride on Submarine in Gulf of Mexico
Post by: Victoria Waterfield on April 04, 2010, 08:54:42 pm: Quote from: greenkoolayd on April 04, 2010, 04:42:03 am
(http://www.joeydevilla.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/japanese-tv-kitten-isopod.jpg)

Is this one of Roast Beef's childhood nightmares? If so, that explains a lot.
Title: Re: Giant Isopod Hitches Ride on Submarine in Gulf of Mexico
Post by: AugustWest on April 05, 2010, 02:21:56 am: Quote from: Victoria Waterfield on April 04, 2010, 08:54:42 pm
Is this one of Roast Beef's childhood nightmares? If so, that explains a lot.

I don't think it's a nightmare for the kitty. For the kitty it's just a big ol' tasty snack.
Title: Re: Giant Isopod Hitches Ride on Submarine in Gulf of Mexico
Post by: lprkn on April 05, 2010, 04:49:56 am: Hmm, this smells like food...

Does it taste like food?

Yep!
Title: Re: Giant Isopod Hitches Ride on Submarine in Gulf of Mexico
Post by: Toaster on April 05, 2010, 06:44:19 am: *lick*
Title: Re: Giant Isopod Hitches Ride on Submarine in Gulf of Mexico
Post by: greenkoolayd on April 05, 2010, 02:28:49 pm: Quote from: Victoria Waterfield on April 04, 2010, 08:54:42 pm
Is this one of Roast Beef's childhood nightmares? If so, that explains a lot.

RB would be pissing hisself if that was his dream.
Title: Re: Giant Isopod Hitches Ride on Submarine in Gulf of Mexico
Post by: jaydub on April 12, 2010, 11:03:17 pm: What's with the tiny, Japanese faces next to the (?) captions?
Title: Re: Giant Isopod Hitches Ride on Submarine in Gulf of Mexico
Post by: wombat on April 12, 2010, 11:50:33 pm: It looks like those are stills from a Japanese tv show. Weird little inset reaction shots like that are typical.
Title: Re: Giant Isopod Hitches Ride on Submarine in Gulf of Mexico
Post by: Lister on April 13, 2010, 03:59:21 am: Every cell in my body is screaming "DANGER!" and I'm not even looking at the photo.

NO. Get away, Isopods. You are bad.
Title: Re: Giant Isopod Hitches Ride on Submarine in Gulf of Mexico
Post by: oball on April 13, 2010, 08:52:56 am: Oh man. I've been a giant isopod fan for years. That series with the cat is wonderful.

I should start a gallery on Facebook with all my favourite giant isopod pictures in one place.