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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
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To: GQuagmire

Inedible you say?


2 posted on 06/17/2010 1:27:38 PM PDT by GQuagmire ( We are no longer Massholes)
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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.


3 posted on 06/17/2010 1:28:52 PM PDT by whitedog57
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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
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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
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reminds me of the Skipper of the carrier in the movie TOP GUN


6 posted on 06/17/2010 1:30:12 PM PDT by Michigan Bowhunter
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To: GQuagmire

I guess you could eat them if you cooked them in a casserole?


7 posted on 06/17/2010 1:30:46 PM PDT by equalitybeforethelaw
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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!)
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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.)
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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.)
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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.)
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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)
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To: Charles Henrickson

Blobfish is the prettier of the two.


13 posted on 06/17/2010 1:38:15 PM PDT by ladyvet (WOLVERINES!!!!!)
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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!)
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To: GQuagmire
Remarkable resemblance


15 posted on 06/17/2010 1:43:12 PM PDT by HangnJudge
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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.)
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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)
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