tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post2179182960863931848..comments2023-11-03T02:16:06.338-07:00Comments on Ugly Overload: Of Pigs and CucumbersRaging Wombathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01898378698646624373noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-83747150791412944252009-07-05T22:02:45.423-07:002009-07-05T22:02:45.423-07:00Finally..a blog post about sea pigs!
http://echin...Finally..a blog post about sea pigs!<br /><br />http://echinoblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/because-you-demanded-it-sea-pig-aka.htmlChrisMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11784970666468925633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-9822018213189482292008-08-25T12:29:00.000-07:002008-08-25T12:29:00.000-07:00Thanks, PousazPowerThanks, PousazPowerRaging Wombathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01898378698646624373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-7634104979043120392008-08-24T16:45:00.000-07:002008-08-24T16:45:00.000-07:00They actually look a lot less ugly than this (I gu...They actually look a lot less ugly than this (I guess that depends on opinion, thoug...). Deep-sea animals have high internal pressure to counteract that of the water bearing down on them, so when exposed to the much lesser pressure of air on a boat, they explode, like this:http://www.greenpeace.org/raw/image_full/australia/admin/slideshow-images/deep-sea-life/so-here-the-last-of-the-beauty.jpg<BR/>Here's the real sea pig (<I>Scotoplanes globosa</I>):http://www.mbari.org/news/homepage/2007/deepchange-scotoplanes-350.jpgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-87346761534325868962008-06-06T13:03:00.000-07:002008-06-06T13:03:00.000-07:00Jenjen - the human looks so happy to be holdin the...Jenjen - the human looks so happy to be holdin the sea pig. Huh.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15769286196777890353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-69283122954462908822008-06-06T09:50:00.000-07:002008-06-06T09:50:00.000-07:00This reminds me of the old potatoes in my grandma'...This reminds me of the old potatoes in my grandma's cellar...they always gave me the willies!ChicChickoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12089186147265863160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-42733268368130597852008-06-06T06:59:00.000-07:002008-06-06T06:59:00.000-07:00This looks like a creature from Doctor Who circa 1...This looks like a creature from Doctor Who circa 1978. : )<BR/><BR/>Sherry SofnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-37752388713118040842008-06-06T06:52:00.000-07:002008-06-06T06:52:00.000-07:00What the heck...? Although it would be quite funny...What the heck...? Although it would be quite funny if it was possible to train it to clean the walls of your aquarium with it strange tentaculous "snout"(???)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-89642511130476930712008-06-06T02:30:00.000-07:002008-06-06T02:30:00.000-07:00Aw c'mon, you are kidding us! That is a sheep's gu...Aw c'mon, you are kidding us! That is a sheep's gut with extras sewn on, surely? Kind of like a haggis with teeth? If that thing is real, nothing will surprise me ever again :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-39228158412671198712008-06-05T20:32:00.000-07:002008-06-05T20:32:00.000-07:00Here's a link with a human for scale...http://www....Here's a link with a human for scale...<BR/>http://www.thistasmania.com/2008/04/new-sea-pig-found-off-antarctica/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-18465557771722013242008-06-05T15:02:00.000-07:002008-06-05T15:02:00.000-07:00Teeth? claws? tentacles? horns? It's got all-purp...Teeth? claws? tentacles? horns? It's got all-purpose pointy bits. That is the most seriously bizarre yet possibly slightly endearing creature I've seen on here yet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-40170708654117837322008-06-05T02:21:00.000-07:002008-06-05T02:21:00.000-07:00Didn't this guy have his own cartoon?Didn't this guy have his own <A HREF="http://www.titanstower.com/source/animated/charsilkie.html" REL="nofollow">cartoon?</A>BillyWitchDoctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311279565432013472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-67470248126505587322008-06-05T00:37:00.000-07:002008-06-05T00:37:00.000-07:00looks like Mr. Hand has a young stunted brother. W...looks like Mr. Hand has a young stunted brother. WhoaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-15818905795362971662008-06-04T18:36:00.000-07:002008-06-04T18:36:00.000-07:00wow, that is UUUUUGLYwow, that is UUUUUGLYAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-18299571706995299712008-06-04T11:11:00.000-07:002008-06-04T11:11:00.000-07:00Maybe it's just me, but I'm having a hard time gau...Maybe it's just me, but I'm having a hard time gauging size. How big (or small) is that thing?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com