Comments on: The Sea Monster Bathynomus

By: Grant Gilmore

Grant Gilmore — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 20:12:11 +0000

While photographing deep sea sharks from a Johnson Sea Link submarine at 1,500 ft off Bimini, Bahama Islands in April 1997 we set out baited baskets a meter in length. Groups of Bathynomus came hovering in about a meter off the bottom and settled in the baited cage until no more could fit. When they finished eating all the Boston mackerel, they began to eat one another. When we dumped them on the ships deck that evening, and they began crawling about our feet, the squimish on board ran for the ships cabin. It would have made a great science fiction movie.

By: Ferndocker

Ferndocker — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 17:05:03 +0000

Cleveland needs eating, and toss in Detroit as a dessert.Bathynomus does not look any scarier than our favorite lobsters, and sounds like it is the same size. If it likes rubber so much maybe we could get it to dine on the billion or so tires we have hanging around. ‘fresh farmed bathynomus tails’ a seafood delight, $14.99 a pound; might read the supermarket flyer of a couple of years hence. Now to find a scavenger that would eat the left over steel belts from the tires!!

By: Carole

Carole — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 15:13:07 +0000

Reminds me of a millipede that lives in my garden. Only difference is that it feeds off dead leaves & rotting wood!

By: Lori Alberti

Lori Alberti — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 14:45:31 +0000

Wrong-O Miss Jennifer,
The alien pops out of Sigourney Weaver’s chest in a dream sequence in A2 and for real in A3.

By: abbe

abbe — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 14:27:03 +0000

Straight out of an alien UFO scare story. The monster that ate Cleveland! Sure glad it doesn’t get bigger and live where I swim!!

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 17:06:24 +0000

Heh! Once again, humans are pwned by nature. The creature’s appearance gives me the willies and I’m glad it lives far, far, far away from me. ;)

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 16:47:13 +0000

Can’t trust a scientist who doesn’t even know the alien popped out of John Hurt’s chest! Sheesh.