[Sca-cooks] new beasty

[lilinah at earthlink.net]

"Marcha" <nigsdaughter at satx.rr.com> wrote:
>Really, who cares whether it is a lobster or a crab?

It is important to those who study sea life, and could turn out to 
have effects on us, as we better understand other forms of life on 
Earth.

>All I know is that it is one Ugly critter.........or as my military 
>children would say _ugly!

Really? I think it's fascinating, and rather lovely - the mix of 
textures and shades of white and off-white. I sent a link to an 
artist who made a textile version she was so fascinated by its 
appearance.

>Besides that, you can't eat it!

There are many life forms on Earth we can't eat. I cannot eat a 
redwood tree. Should i discount it for that reason?

>Interesting to note that there are still things like that 
>crab/lobster (looks more like a tick to me) out there still waiting 
>to be found.

Yes, that is interesting... and important, since they found this in a 
place they weren't expecting to.
-- 
Urtatim (that's err-tah-TEEM)
the persona formerly known as Anahita