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Neat. It's rather pretty in it's own way.
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I'm more impressed with this one:

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Isopod :)
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Do you think they taste good?
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LOL!! stir-fried or boiled?? I don't know...
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Could be a good meal for a big puffer (A. stellatus), for sure lol
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RVS wrote:Could be a good meal for a big puffer (A. stellatus), for sure lol
My 5 inch arrowhead would have a chew on it lol
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looks like an alien
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here's a vid to go along with the article:

http://www.cnn.com/video/?hpt=hp_t3#/vi ... ealand.cnn
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It´s not the same one from PP´s pic, isn´t is?
This one is very "side compressed" and the other looks bulkier :shock:
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an isopod and an amphipod are different critters.
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