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It's the size of a baguette and looks like a shrimp. Want a bite?

ZAP Notícias12 September 2026 at 09:00

The article presents the Alicella gigantea, a deep-sea crustacean considered the largest known amphipod species on Earth, reaching up to 34 centimeters in length. The animal is approximately the size of a baguette or a slice of bread and has the appearance of a giant shrimp, although it is more closely related to woodlice. The publication humorously raises the question of whether this "supergiant" crustacean tastes like shrimp. The article suggests that humans are so busy looking for extraterrestrials in space that they don't realize there are strange alien life candidates right here on Earth, referring to this species as an animal that seems to have come from another world.

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This article appeals to readers by revealing the existence of extraordinary and little-known marine creatures in the deep oceans, emphasizing how much remains to be discovered about life on Earth, even in forms that seem to have come from another world.

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