A new MONSTER for you salties!

[Red_Man]

Cruisin the inter web and came across this Giant Isopod (bathynomus giganteus) by happens chance. Thought it was cool and I thought people like to see cool stuff! Here ya go...

 

[Betta132]

I actually have a relatively small one of those- dead and preserved, of course. They have needle-sharp hooks on their front legs for grabbing onto things, and they kinda look like they'd eat your face.
They're cute, though.

 

[Thekid]

Aka the Australian nope creature.

 

[ehh]

Aka the Australian nope creature.

arent most australian creatures nope creatures?

 

[Hoplo]

arent most australian creatures nope creatures?

there are very few non nope animals inNZ.

Although that is an awesome animal. I imagine it would be hard to keep though.

 

[Melto]

Mantis Shrimp are my favorite.

 

[CORVETTE]

Is that as in " come and see my giant water bug from Austrilia" ah nope.

 

[boldtogether]

Aka the Australian nope creature.

A close relative to the North Amercan Hell Nope...very rare.

Cruisin the inter web and came across this Giant Isopod (bathynomus giganteus) by happens chance. Thought it was cool and I thought people like to see cool stuff! Here ya go...
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I read about these isopods...they attach to their hosts tongue...yeah, their freaking tongue.
..." Suzy, is that a tongue ring young lady!?" " Lno..Molm...itsh an is-tholpold.."
"Young lady, wait till your father gets home!"

 

[Red_Man]

Different creature you are referring to there boldtogether.

From Wikipedia:
Cymothoa exigua. Cymothoa exigua, or the tongue-eating louse, is a parasitic crustaceanof the family Cymothoidae. This parasite enters fish through the gills, and then attaches itself to the fish's tongue.

 

[HumanBean]

Cruisin the inter web and came across this Giant Isopod (bathynomus giganteus) by happens chance. Thought it was cool and I thought people like to see cool stuff! Here ya go...
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Delicious Saw Andrew Zimmerman eating it in Australia