skareb Posted July 24, 2013 #1 Share Posted July 24, 2013 This was found in the malaysian mangrove forest by Mr. Ismail Jusoh at Marang. The locals claim this is an extremely rare species known as "ngoang" in sarawak and "jabot" in Johor. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReaperS_ParadoX Posted July 24, 2013 #2 Share Posted July 24, 2013 WOW this world never ceases to amaze 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midyin Posted July 24, 2013 #3 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Any that's why I live in the northeastern USA. Where the bugs all fit under your boot... lol 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DecoNoir Posted July 24, 2013 #4 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Looks like a giant stick bug relative, none the less I wouldn't touch him. Unless of course he turns out to be tasty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EllJay Posted July 24, 2013 #5 Share Posted July 24, 2013 (edited) Reminds me of the giant Isopods they found attached to a submarine. These creatures make me itch and wanna throw up at the same time. 75 centimetres long, a giant woodlice!!. A bizarre-looking giant crustacean has been found after it latched onto a submarine deep underwater and was dragged to the surface, according to reports.Images of the 75cm creature — which has been identified as an exceptionally large isopod — have caused a stir online after they were posted on the social media website Reddit. A user of the website claimed to have received the images from a contractor who worked with him at a sub-sea survey company. "Recently this beast came up attached to one of our ROVs (Remotely Operated Vehicle) … it latched onto the ROV at roughly 8,500 feet (2600m) depth. "The ship he was operating from (and therefore location) is unknown, so I can't tell you what part of the Earth this beast was living." The user's vague description of the origin of the photo has sparked concerns it may be just an April Fools' Day joke, but experts claim it appears to be legitimate. "I've seen the pictures, and they are real, and they really do get that big," Craig McClain, assistant director of science for the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center in North Carolina, told MSNBC. "It's an isopod … It's like the [woodlice] that you find in your garden. It's the same group of animals." McClaim said he had also recently received the same images from a researcher who had been working in the Gulf of Mexico. "It's definitely not an April Fools' joke," he said. The isopod, which usually only grows to 60cm in length, is a scavenger that feeds on dead whales, fish and squid and lives in deep ocean waters. The species was discovered over 100 years ago by French zoologist Alphonse Milne-Edwards. http://www.phantomsa...hed-to-rov.html Edited July 24, 2013 by EllJay 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Topp Posted July 24, 2013 #6 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Reminds me of those parasites from that pacific rim. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keninsc Posted July 24, 2013 #7 Share Posted July 24, 2013 This was found in the malaysian mangrove forest by Mr. Ismail Jusoh at Marang. The locals claim this is an extremely rare species known as "ngoang" in sarawak and "jabot" in Johor. Do they taste good? Talk about putting another shrimp on the barby? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DieChecker Posted July 24, 2013 #8 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Found this.... http://layersofdelite.blogspot.com/2009/08/ngoang.html These are the abodes of the local 'ngoang', or crayfish. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHRIS_UK Posted July 24, 2013 #9 Share Posted July 24, 2013 I don't know which is more amazing, the fact that they can still find something so strange, or that this guy decided to pick it up. It goes without saying that there is so much to discover and so little time with all the declining habitats. I would love to go to the darkest depths of the rainforests or mangrove swamps on an epic journey of discovery. Unfortunately, i don't think that will ever happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer_P Posted July 24, 2013 #10 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Thoses little Isopods, are creepy looking. See this is why i believe in Cryptids, we never know what's out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLOMBIE Posted July 24, 2013 #11 Share Posted July 24, 2013 (edited) It's a facehugger. Edited July 24, 2013 by FLOMBIE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keninsc Posted July 24, 2013 #12 Share Posted July 24, 2013 I don't know which is more amazing, the fact that they can still find something so strange, or that this guy decided to pick it up. I would have employed the truly scientific method of poking it with a stick. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHRIS_UK Posted July 24, 2013 #13 Share Posted July 24, 2013 (edited) ...here we have the most venomous creature in the world, it's venom will kill you in seconds...let's wake him up! Edited July 24, 2013 by CHRIS_UK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stardrive Posted July 24, 2013 #14 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Do they taste good? Talk about putting another shrimp on the barby? Everything is better with butter!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keninsc Posted July 24, 2013 #15 Share Posted July 24, 2013 True! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReaperS_ParadoX Posted July 24, 2013 #16 Share Posted July 24, 2013 creatures that live in water have a distinct look to them, the first thing I thought when I saw that was it looks like its at home in the water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brlesq1 Posted August 12, 2013 #17 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Ugh! to both that dragonfly lobster thingie and the isopod. Like someone said, I prefer to live in places where bugs can be crushed under my boot. Did I tell you I hate bugs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levergunner Posted August 13, 2013 #18 Share Posted August 13, 2013 And THAT my friends is why beds are elevated off the ground... and why mine is surrounded by razor wire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyxkpy Posted August 13, 2013 #19 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Unless of course he turns out to be tasty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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