Oh my god, I missed the S on the end of crustaceans. I was horrified for a moment. I thought this had to be satire. Some kind of Cthulhu-esque crustacean covering half the sea floor, just waiting, eating everything.
this post was submitted on 25 May 2025
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Creatures of the deep sea (or information/discussion about it!) This can range from fish to tunicates to anything deep sea! Remember to source your content.
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The world's largest known amphipod. With so little of the oceans explored, there could be anything down there.
If they’re actually as big as half the deep sea floor those aren’t just supergiant, they’re enormous.
Imagine how far the shore would retreat if one died.
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If these are everywhere on the seafloor, what do they taste like? Can they be caught at that depth, and without huge environmental damage from bottom scraping or such...
Big lobster? More like shrimp? Just eat the tail?
When encountering the unknown, no matter how rational a person is, there is a primal set of three questions written somewhere deep into our genetic code that compels us to ask: can I eat it? Can I fuck it? Can I kill it?
Do they taste good with butter?