'Supergiant' crustacean found in deepest ocean

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The creature - called a supergiant - is a type of amphipod, which are normally around 2-3cm long.

But these beasts, discovered in the Kermadec Trench, were more than 10 times bigger: the largest found measured in at 34cm.

Alan Jamieson, from the University of Aberdeen's Oceanlab, said: "It's a bit like finding a foot-long cockroach."

"I stopped and thought: 'What on Earth was that?' This amphipod was far bigger than I ever thought possible."

big bug!
wonder if its edible?

wonder what else is down there?
deep sea is a very, very hostile place.

I loves science!

a reply to: ElGoobero
I have been watching alot of deep sea nautilus vids, like kms down, see these things on the bottom, feeding on whatever died and hit the bottom.

Cool!

a reply to: ElGoobero

I can't help but think how this would be steamed with drawn butter and some garlic?

Nice.....Reminds me of the movie The Bay.

a reply to: network dude

Deep fried. All the hard part would become red and crispy. No waste. Make it spicy. Need beer.

Big bug.

a reply to: network dude

Crap, beat me to it again. Drat. I can see a new reality show, "Deepest Catch."

On a more scientific note, how are they able to get it to survive after bringing it up from the pressure it's used to?

I'll have one deep fried and wrapped up in a sushi roll please

a reply to: ElGoobero

Look, we found the worlds largest crustacean! What do we do now? Well, kill it and examine it of coarse.

Gotta love human nature.

originally posted by: watchitburn
Big bug.

Appears to be the beginning of an incredible "shrimp cocktail!"

originally posted by: billxam
a reply to: network dude

Crap, beat me to it again. Drat. I can see a new reality show, "Deepest Catch."

On a more scientific note, how are they able to get it to survive after bringing it up from the pressure it's used to?

They generally don't survive.

Orbital bombardment required.

They compare it to cockroach, not shrimp.

originally posted by: visitedbythem
They compare it to cockroach, not shrimp.

Truth is, all probably not that far from each other..pretty much all bugs!

originally posted by: network dude
a reply to: ElGoobero

I can't help but think how this would be steamed with drawn butter and some garlic?

I think it would be like eating cockroaches steamed with drawn butter and garlic.

a reply to: ElGoobero

A giant sea roley poley, does it take like lobster?

Anyone here ever eaten a cockroach? (I mean by itself, not talking about how many you have ingested by eating peanut butter over the years)

There is an episode on ‘Strange Evidence’ where a giant thing like that bites off a sharks head around the 30 second mark.... m.facebook.com... a reply to: ElGoobero

An isopod, which is similar:

People ARE ODD. mANY CRITAZIZE ASIANS FOR EATING "ANYTHUING" AND YET PEOPLE EAT ANIMALS RAISED IN HORRIBLE CONDITIONS BUT NOT FREE RANGE DOG AND CAT.
tHEY GET ALL DISGUSTED AT EATING INSECTS BUT EAT SEA INSECTS JUST FINE.
WOOPS :-) hit caps sorry.

That means that shrimp, lobsters, and other crustaceans are related – very closely related – not only to cockroaches, but to all other insects