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(12,047 posts) Fri Sep 5, 2014, 05:17 PM Sep 2014

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Giant Shrimp-Like Creature Pulled From Water By Florida Fisherman

A Florida fisherman got more than he bargained for when he pulled an 18-inch-long shrimp-like creature from the water while doing some nighttime fishing from a dock this week in Fort Pierce, Florida, a coastal city about a two-hour drive north from Miami.

"Steve said the massive thing was about 18 inches long and striking its own tail, so he grabbed it by its back like a lobster," FWS wrote. "Scientists think it may be some type of mantis shrimp (which are actually not related to shrimp, but are a type of crustacean called a stomatopod), and continue to review the photos to identify the exact species."

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http://www.hngn.com/articles/41530/20140905/mystery-shrimp-massive-18-inch-creature-found-florida-photos.htm

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Crustaceans will rule the Earth! [View all] Baclava Sep 2014 OP

Florida, you say? rocktivity Sep 2014 #1

Other coast from the oil spill Cirque du So-What Sep 2014 #2

Mantis shrimp or stomatopods...may reach (11.8 inches) in length rocktivity Sep 2014 #6

You may be onto something Cirque du So-What Sep 2014 #13

No, not really. Wiki's not authoritative. X_Digger Sep 2014 #24

In related news, Flordia Man had sex with it. Kaleva Sep 2014 #3

no more skinny-dipping around the docks for me Baclava Sep 2014 #4

But he tried to smoke it first! chrisa Sep 2014 #11

But what about Zoidberg???? Initech Sep 2014 #5

I was thinking more of Crab People. Buns_of_Fire Sep 2014 #19

Need a new ruler of the Earth? NuclearDem Sep 2014 #21

Prawnzilla Fairgo Sep 2014 #7

that is the dreaded sea-chupacabra Enrique Sep 2014 #8

ewwwwwwwwww MFM008 Sep 2014 #9

I prostrate myself before our LuvNewcastle Sep 2014 #10

Can't be worse than a republican ... nt TBF Sep 2014 #12

I does look like a Mantis Shrimp greytdemocrat Sep 2014 #14

This is a spearer, not a 'clubber'. n/t X_Digger Sep 2014 #23

Its fellow shrimp-like in appearance alien colleagues are going to want revenge over this treatment. Gidney N Cloyd Sep 2014 #15

Give it to some celebrity chef tabbycat31 Sep 2014 #16

True Facts About the Mantis Shrimp csziggy Sep 2014 #17

But how well does it go with butter & garlic? baldguy Sep 2014 #18

Oh, I thought it was one of these ... eppur_se_muova Sep 2014 #20

Mantis shrimp.. not an uncommon size. X_Digger Sep 2014 #22