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Giant U.S. crayfish is new species

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Giant U.S. crayfish is new species


Science | 206954 hits | Jan 20 11:32 pm | Posted by: Hyack
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A new species of giant crayfish literally crawled out from under a rock in Tennessee, proving that large new species of animals can be found in highly populated and well-explored places, researchers said Wednesday.

Comments

  1. by avatar andyt
    Fri Jan 21, 2011 7:08 pm
    Of course they can - after all, God just drops new species down from heaven whenever he feels like it.

  2. by avatar fifeboy
    Fri Jan 21, 2011 8:21 pm
    "andyt" said
    Of course they can - after all, God just drops new species down from heaven whenever he feels like it.

    Good Lord Andy, does your ignorance know no bounds. And you have never seen

    :D

  3. by avatar DrCaleb
    Fri Jan 21, 2011 10:26 pm
    Wasn't that with Joan Collins? :drool:

  4. by avatar raydan
    Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:10 pm
    "DrCaleb" said
    Wasn't that with Joan Collins? :drool:

    Nice call, but her name is written on the poster. :roll:


    Now, who's up for some giant crayfish and garlic butter?

  5. by avatar DanSC
    Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:15 pm
    Any word on if it was found near the Oak Ridge nuclear lab in Tennessee?

  6. by Khar
    Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:25 pm
    The new species, called Barbicambarus simmonsi, is about 5 inches long and has antennae covered with a sensitive fringe of tiny, hair-like bristles, called setae.


    This is fairly normal for all Crayfish, and the setae typically are interspersed across the entire body of a Crayfish. What makes the setae on this new species so special is that these "bearded" setae are quite large, frilly and have a very distinctive red colour. Some other news reports more aptly note the difference, and I feel the differentiating detail has been lost in news articles like this one quoted here in favour of brevity.

  7. by avatar Hyack
    Sat Jan 22, 2011 3:23 am
    BREVITY - shortness of duration; especially : shortness or conciseness of expression


    Such a nice idea....I'd like to see a lot more of it around here, it makes it so much nicer than having to tediously read through some extremely long posts that go on and on just to try to make some minor point.

  8. by avatar raydan
    Sat Jan 22, 2011 3:27 am
    "Hyack" said
    BREVITY - shortness of duration; especially : shortness or conciseness of expression


    Such a nice idea....I'd like to see a lot more of it around here, it makes it so much nicer than having to tediously read through some extremely long posts that go on and on just to try to make some minor point.

    Passive agression... see above post. :lol:

  9. by avatar Hyack
    Sat Jan 22, 2011 4:13 am
    Passive aggression!!
    ..... :evil: :evil:....Damn, I'm going to have to do to get rid of that passive crap!

  10. by avatar ShepherdsDog
    Sat Jan 22, 2011 4:32 am
    Maybe your avatar should be

  11. by avatar Gunnair  Gold Member
    Sat Jan 22, 2011 4:34 am
    or...


  12. by avatar GreenTiger
    Sat Jan 22, 2011 5:44 am
    The Chinese will come up with new recipes.

  13. by avatar ShepherdsDog
    Sat Jan 22, 2011 6:04 am
    I'm guessing it'll be your folk that come up with a crawdad recipe first.

  14. by Khar
    Sat Jan 22, 2011 1:14 pm
    "Hyack" said
    BREVITY - shortness of duration; especially : shortness or conciseness of expression


    Such a nice idea....I'd like to see a lot more of it around here, it makes it so much nicer than having to tediously read through some extremely long posts that go on and on just to try to make some minor point.


    Hey now!

    Some of us need those long, long posts to compensate for our tiny, tiny brains. And by some of us, I mean me. And by tiny, I mean minuscule, and smoother than a marble. :D

    Besides which, I prefer people know exactly what I mean rather than have a case like this article -- where the essential point is missed out on. I also am not offended when people choose not to read my post if they are not really vested in the topic (debating me, responding, etc).



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