All furred up and nowhere to go

Found in the South Pacific, a new crustacean which scientists have named Kiwa Hirsuta. The crustacean is so distinct that a new family and genus was created for it. It was actually found last year 900 miles South of Easter Island. The white animal is 15 centimeters long and the pincers are covered with "sinuous hair-like strands." New ocean species are discovered every year but rarely does one get a new family. Kiwa is from Kiwaida who, in Polynesian mythology, is the goddess of crustaceans. I personally think it looks like a stuffed toy animal.

paul