New Animal Resembling Furry Lobster Found

This wierd critter was found living on deep-sea thermal vent in the Pacific. Although it does have hair, it seems to lack eyes. A furry lobster? What’s next?

A team of American-led divers has discovered a new crustacean in the South Pacific that resembles a lobster and is covered with what looks like silky, blond fur, French researchers said Tuesday. Scientists said the animal, which they named Kiwa hirsuta, was so distinct from other species that they created a new family and genus for it.

The divers found the animal in waters 7,540 feet deep at a site 900 miles south of Easter Island last year, according to Michel Segonzac of the French Institute for Sea Exploration.

It brings to mind the eternal question: do blondes really have more fun?