Skip to comments.
Extinction threat for world's most miserable animal - the blobfish
metrouk.com ^
| 26th May, 2010
| Ted Thornhill
Posted on 06/17/2010 1:27:11 PM PDT by GQuagmire
These sad-looking creatures, which grow up to lengths of 12 inches, live at depths of 900m.
They spend most of their time gently floating around waiting for food to pass in front of them, which sounds like quite a nice life to us!
Because they live so far from the sea surface they're not often seen by humans.
However, increasing levels of deep-sea fishing in Australia and Tasmania for crab and lobster mean that the sulky sea-dwellers are being dragged up with other catches in increasing numbers.
(Excerpt) Read more at metro.co.uk ...
TOPICS: Pets/Animals; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: blobfish; helenthomasancestor
1
posted on
06/17/2010 1:27:11 PM PDT
by
GQuagmire
To: GQuagmire
2
posted on
06/17/2010 1:27:38 PM PDT
by
GQuagmire
( We are no longer Massholes)
To: GQuagmire
“They spend most of their time gently floating around waiting for food to pass in front of them.”
Sounds like the welfare population of any city.
To: GQuagmire
I, for one, would not miss having that creature in the sea.
It’s nasty looking.
4
posted on
06/17/2010 1:29:05 PM PDT
by
ozarkgirl
To: GQuagmire
Is that drool or snot coming out of it’s mouth?
5
posted on
06/17/2010 1:29:47 PM PDT
by
ozarkgirl
To: ozarkgirl
reminds me of the Skipper of the carrier in the movie TOP GUN
To: GQuagmire
I guess you could eat them if you cooked them in a casserole?
To: GQuagmire
Looks like Ziggy from the comics.
8
posted on
06/17/2010 1:30:54 PM PDT
by
pgkdan
(I Miss Ronald Reagan!)
To: GQuagmire
Aren’t they considered a delicacy in Japan?
9
posted on
06/17/2010 1:32:45 PM PDT
by
Fresh Wind
(Republicans should campaign like Rush Limbaugh. A lot more of them would get elected.)
To: GQuagmire
Wont' you come home Bill Bailey, Won't you come home!

Ah cha cha cha cha!
10
posted on
06/17/2010 1:33:18 PM PDT
by
frithguild
(I gave to Joe Wilson the day after, to Scott Brown seven days before and next to JD Hayworth.)
To: GQuagmire
Separated at hatching?

11
posted on
06/17/2010 1:34:42 PM PDT
by
Charles Henrickson
(Helen of Thomas, the face that launched a thousand quips.)
To: Charles Henrickson
Only took 11 posts for the HT separated at hatching comparison
12
posted on
06/17/2010 1:35:52 PM PDT
by
GQuagmire
( We are no longer Massholes)
To: Charles Henrickson
Blobfish is the prettier of the two.
13
posted on
06/17/2010 1:38:15 PM PDT
by
ladyvet
(WOLVERINES!!!!!)
To: GQuagmire
Shirley! Is that you?
I haven't seen you since we broke up in '68!
14
posted on
06/17/2010 1:40:47 PM PDT
by
Redleg Duke
(RAT Hunting Season started the evening of March 21st, 2010!)
To: GQuagmire
Remarkable resemblance
To: GQuagmire
They look like they would slide down quicker than a raw oyster with warm butter.
16
posted on
06/17/2010 2:17:33 PM PDT
by
count-your-change
(You don't have be brilliant, not being stupid is enough.)
To: whitedog57
That was so funny! Gosh I like it.
Go get’em partner.
17
posted on
06/17/2010 3:05:15 PM PDT
by
Doulos1
(Bitter Clinger Forever)
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson