A slipper lobster, which is like a normal lobster but without claws sits on a hand. It looks at you with innocent black eyes.

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1. myrmepropagandist (futurebird@sauropods.win)'s status on Saturday, 05-Aug-2023 09:50:26 UTC myrmepropagandist

   I just discovered slipper lobsters (Scyllaridae) and ... serious question... are these real? These seem like some kind of fanciful sea muppet. How does something so cute survive in the cruel world? How is it possible?

   (first noticed here: https://www.tumblr.com/eclairs-of-emptiness/724773950777933824?source=share)