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striprman
03-23-2007, 03:25 PM
http://www.striped-bass.com/gallery/files/1/6/1/5/isopod.jpg

gldnbear93
03-23-2007, 06:15 PM
Alien

redcrbbr
03-24-2007, 08:39 AM
yep it is

ya want to talk alien???

i'll look and see if i can find the pic i took of one that came up in a trap back when i fished commercially, about a 2 pounder

JohnR
03-24-2007, 08:45 AM
Isopod Got Your Tounge?

Isopods are one of the most diverse orders of crustaceans, with many species living in all environments, and are common in shallow marine waters. Unlike most crustaceans, isopods are successful on land (suborder Oniscidea, woodlice, which also includes sea slaters), although their greatest diversity remains in the deep sea (suborder Asellota). There are also several parasitic species within the genus Cymothoa, commonly known as "tongue-biters" for their habit of nibbling off fishes' tongues and attaching themselves to the floor of the host's mouth. The isopods are an ancient group with fossils known from the Carboniferous (suborder Phreatoicidea, family Paleophreatoicidae) that only differ slightly from modern southern hemisphere freshwater phreatoicideans.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isopod

Katie
03-24-2007, 10:57 AM
O.o thats kind of a creepy site there