Crabs and Insects...

A picture caught my eye browsing round, the bizarre Hawaiian Pom Pom Crab (above) which is one of the many new species that's been discovered by scientists at the French Frigate Shoals

I was going to make a big post about it, linking to brilliant galleries of the weird and wonderful new creatures... but, such pictures don't exist, the website is a bit crap... a missed opportunity by whoever runs the project.

Instead, i'll have to share something from dry land - the NSECT, featured over at uncrate.com. Looking like something out of Naked Lunch, it's a remote controlled insect with colour changing eyes and motorised mandibles to grab whatever's around. But, the main feature is the integral missile launcher (a common feature of insects) - which can fire foam missiles 20 feet! I love the idea of it:



Perfect for scaring insect-phobic people... in fact it should be creepy enough to make most people take notice! Read more at iwantoneofthose.com