The REAL Podzilla
By
Leonard Ho
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Posted
Feb 03, 2012 12:00 PM
Freaky Friday: Imagine finding this hitchhiker in your reef tank! This foot-long amphipod was caught off the Kermadec Trench of New Zealand. These deep-sea "supergiants" were first discovered in Hawaii in 1980s but have since been found all over the world.
I wonder if it tastes like lobster.
Reef Nutrition: Are you up for culturing a new pod (one that can exact revenge on mandarin fish!)?
My thanks to the good folks in #reefs chatroom (TommyG and adin) for this weird blog! [via BBC News]
Related: Check out these amazing electron microscopy images of normal amphipods.
Author:
Leonard Ho
Location:
Southern California
I'm a passionate aquarist of over 25 years, a coral reef lover, and a proud Advanced Aquarist staffer.
Website: http://www.advancedaquarist.com.
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