Friday, February 02, 2007

Saturday's Photo Scavenger Hunt


You know when I saw the theme something "Gross", I first thought what on earth could I possibly post. Working as a nurse I have seen so many gross things that I think I am a little bit immune to gross. Until today when my hubby showed me this picture....and well...to me the slimy look of this creature just oozes gross to me......



During the Tsunami in South East Asia in 2004 many deep sea creatures were washed to shore...this lovely creature was one of them it is called a Chimaera pup.

42 comments:

Pamela said...

Yes, I have to agree with you, the Chimera pup is very gross! Very odd looking little creature too! :) Enjoy your Super Bowl weekend!

Lux said...

Hmm, is it edible? Can I play with it?

Lux's Mom: Ooh, that's gross!

Ingrid said...

This "lovely" creature really looks disgusting ! I don't want to hold that in my hands !

Anonymous said...

WoW unusual, and gross all in one :)

PastormacsAnn said...

Eeewww. That is really gross and yay that it doesn't involve bodily fluids of any kind!

Great choice.

Anonymous said...

That looks so weird... and gross.

Mine is up too.

Martie said...

Yucky, disgusting and gross all rolled into one being (thing).....

Anonymous said...

Scary gross!!

Take care,
Connie
My photo is up.

Barb said...

Ewwww.. I just got the icky gross shivers! SO glad you didn't say that crawled out of someone!

Lisa said...

Yes gross. Although in its own way it has a likeable quality. Happy weekend.

Daisy said...

Wow, I have never even heard of a Chimaera pup. He doesn't look like any pup I have ever seen. He is very gross!

Empress Bee (of the high sea) said...

what the heck??? man is that gross!

smiles, bee

Motherkitty said...

This chimaera pup's mother thinks her child is gorgeous. Is this what they mean by "a face only a mother could love"? Personally, I get grossed out looking at millipedes -- shivers up and down my spine -- and slugs.

Patti said...

Poor little guy.

Claire said...

Aww i feel sorry for its slimy self!
No wonder he lurks in the bottom of the sea, he is too ashamed of his looks!

Claire xx

Carole Burant said...

I knew I should have waited until afternoon to start looking at the other photo hunters' pictures and not so early in the morning! LOL Yup that's pretty gross all right!! Mine is up too:-)

Judy said...

Awwww... It's mother probably thinks it is beautiful... Jimmy Durante meets Flipper!

Mo and The Purries said...

I don't think I'll ever go swimming in the ocean again.

At least not in South Asia during a Tsunami!

Gross indeed!

~ mo
It’s A Blog Eat Blog World

Anonymous said...

That's kind of interesting. It looks half squid and half fish. Pretty cool looking.

Thanks for stopping by.

Heart of Rachel said...

This is the first time I've seen one like this. I agree with Ma, it looks like a cross between a squid and a fish. Interesting!

Thanks for sharing. Mine is up too.

someone else said...

It's hard to believe there really are creatures that look like this. Definitely one of the grosser ones!

Mine's up.

Hootin Anni said...

That is enough to FREAK ME OUT!!!

Mine's posted

Linda said...

No wonder I'm not a big fan of seafood! There is some very strange stuff under the sea!

srp said...

I've never seen such an animal before and yes, it does look a bit slimy and gross, but I can't help but feel sorry for its distress as well.

Whirlwind said...

I think it's kind of cute.

MsCarolM said...

It looks like something out of a Sci-Fi Channel "original movie". Ewww!

TomCat said...

Hmmmm.... Pup, huh? Dang!! There's funally a dawg this mangy old TomCat can outrun!!

Shelby said...

wow - that's a great depiction for the theme!

Michelle said...

I have never heard of or seen anything like that! It looks quite slimy! Yuck! I've got my first SPH up. Check it out!

Anonymous said...

Well now, that is a nasty and very odd looking creature!!

Jeni said...

Yep - meets my definition of gross too!

Anonymous said...

Dear Lord! I wouldn't want that on my plate!!!

Biker Betty said...

I'd have to say it's very gross, but very interesting at the same time. I had no idea we had sea creatures like that in our ocean. Thanks for sharing.

Have a great weekend,
Biker Betty :)

Am I there yet? said...

Ok, that is creepy and gross!

Anonymous said...

I've been waiting for a picture to load for a few mintes, but I don't see anything. From the comments above, though. it sounds pretty gross. :)

Thanks for stopping by my place!

Sunflower said...

It looks wiered!

Have a nice weekend!

I will Exercise for Comments!
Sunflower

Teena in Toronto said...

Poor fella!

Thanks for stopping by mine :)

Unknown said...

Ok, that IS disgusting, it looks like Nessie!! Mine is up too.

whimsical brainpan said...

Weird? Yes. Gross? Not really.

Debo Blue said...

Skittles-you're too funny!

It's different looking but not as gross as some of your peers'.

Heather in Beautiful BC said...

Yup, that is Gross! Now I'm going to have to look it up to see why it's so weird looking...

Erika Jean said...

Ew! That is gross!