What on earth is this thing ?

[10074405]

No idea what happened here.. Double post.

 

[snozz]

The tail looks false - as though the rear pincers were stuck under the tail.

 

[Andy BB]

bet it tastes like lobster..............

 

[Uilleachan]

I don't like the look of that, glad I only fish for trout!

You and me both bud, don't fancy catching one of those

 

[mountainm]

The tail looks false - as though the rear pincers were stuck under the tail.

It does look like something that could be made fairly easily.

 

[johnbaz]

It looks like some kind of a Trilobite Larva to me, as someone said, the pincers don't look real, a different colour to the rest of it



John

 

[Kong]

Is it a Triops? I know they can be found in only one or two locations in the UK, they're extremely rare if it is.

 

[mousey]

bet it tastes like lobster..............

I'll go for chicken.



Hmmmmm barbecued sea chicken.


Although, having said that, isn't it one of the ingredients in a kebab??

 

[Biker]

All hail our Insect Overlords! :notworthy

 

[mountainm]

Those scales look familiar - like Ginko leaves or some other wind blown tree borne thing - a seed case maybe, or a "leaf" from a large pine cone....

 

[Robbi]

those are my thoughts as well, i can't get monkey puzzle tree out of my mind

 

[mountainm]

those are my thoughts as well, i can't get monkey puzzle tree out of my mind

i was thinking douglas fir

 

[Samon]

Cute little critter! sadly I bet in the next 5 years he'll be on the top ten most invasive and destructive foreign species list! lol

Oh man I bet he tastes good though, side order or grilled panda cheek and some tiger marrow pate! How decedant!?

 

[Wayland]

Looks like a hoax to me but I'll let the experts decide.

 

[rancid badger]

It does indeed look like it's been made, rather than evolved

I'd bet a pound to a pinch of poo it's vegetable rather than animal

 

[Robbi]

mystery solved....it's a hoax !

"When i first posted this picture I was entrigued to find out what it was so I asked you's guys. I first seen this pic on the Glasgow Angling Centre's Facebook page and they were asking anyone to identify it. So I went in to check the comments on their page yesterday to see if anyone had identified it but, it turns out it is a hoax! It's made from a Swedish angler/film maker and modeller Stefan Rydehed. Seems like he's caught a few of us out! Here is the link but it is in Swedish so you will need google translate unless your Swedish of course!"

Hans monstermodell fick liv på Facebook | Kvällsposten

 

[Samon]

can we still eat it..?

 

[Uilleachan]

Thanks be to the wee man for that. Has the look of something nasty looking for a tasty host, that.

 

[Zingmo]

Phew! I can stop googling terrifying giant bugs now. The thing just looks so familiar; something about the twin tail. I guess now that the model maker probably took his inspiration from some film that I have seen. That, or we share the same nightmares!

Z

 

[Harvestman]

Nice hoax. Well done to whoever made it.