It seems like this giant critter is causing a stir over the internet. The big ocean critter was the unexpected guest of a submarine exploring the depths of the sea. The critter, which was photographed by the submarine’s deep-sea technician, posted it on reddit.com and asked readers what the creature was.
Looking at the picture, I thought that this was a joke or something. But judging from the source, it looks like this one’s legit. (here’s the source, http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/03/30/terrifying-sea-critter-from-oceans-depths/)
What is this thing anyway?
The deep-sea technician’s message goes as follows:
“I work for a Sub-sea Survey Company, recently this beast came up attached to one of our ROVs. It measures a wee bit over 2.5 feet head to tail, and we expect it latched onto the ROV at roughly 8,500 feet depth. Unfortunately, the e-mail that these pictures were attached to came from a contractor, and 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.”
Well, it seems like the big critter is a Bathynomous giganteus, a large crustacean that lives in the Atlantic and Pacific waters. Bathynomous giganteus is a deep sea scavenger and feeds on dead whales, fish and squid. At some parts of the world (like Taiwan), Bathynomous giganteus is a delicacy. It’s white meat is similar to those of crabs.
Well, what do you know, and I thought Bathynomus giganteus is another April Fools’ Joke. 
