http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Giant_isopod.jpg
I found one of these at the beach it was eating cardboard.
2006-09-09 17:38:29 · 14 answers · asked by position28 4 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
uhh....that thing is gross. tell her that you're taking care of it as a science project and you need it for your grade. lol just hope that she won't talk to your science teacher about it.
2006-09-09 17:46:39 · answer #1 · answered by SwImMeR 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would set it free. I sounds like its going to be tough to feed this thing and you dont know what kinda bacteria it carries.
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Giant isopods are important scavengers in the deep-sea benthic environment; they are found from the gloomy sublittoral zone at a depth of 170 m (550 ft) to the pitch darkness of the bathypelagic zone at 2,140 m (7,020 ft), where pressures are high and temperatures are very low (down to about 4°C). They are thought to prefer a muddy or clay substrate and lead solitary lives.
Although generalist scavengers, these isopods are mostly carnivorous and feed on dead whales, fish, and squid; they may also be active predators of slow-moving echinoderms such as sea cucumbers, sponges, radiolarians, nematodes and other zoobenthos, and perhaps even live fish. They are known to attack trawl catches. As food is scarce in the deep ocean biome, giant isopods must make do with what fortune brings; they are adapted to long periods of famine and have been known to survive over eight weeks without food in the aquarium. When a significant source of food is encountered, giant isopods gorge themselves to the point of compromising their locomotive ability
2006-09-10 01:51:13 · answer #2 · answered by Sandra♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
did you read the description of the giant Isopod? They enjoy mddy deep water settings, very cold water, and they tend to be carniveros... for dead meat. They chew on dead whales, and fish but can also eat live fish. Regardless of what your mother may think, it may not be wise to try to keep such a scary looking meat eating creatre arond in the house, especially one that isn't a common pet. Bt show her the wikipedia site you showed us all, it might help if you still want to keep it.
2006-09-10 00:47:02 · answer #3 · answered by freshndaktchn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell her you will do extra chores and get everything done, THE FIRST time she asks you to do it. Don't wait until she has asked you to do it a million times! Maybe then she will see you are responsible enough to take care of your "thing".
Good Luck
2006-09-10 00:45:34 · answer #4 · answered by escapingmars 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you know what it eats and you know how to take care of it, then tell your mom that. Tell her that is she fells that your neglecting it and not taking good enough care of it then you will get rid of it. Sorry to tell you this but it is ugly! Good Luck
2006-09-10 00:47:02 · answer #5 · answered by jc 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok - while that is really cool - its also very illegal - infact its illegal to keep any wild caught animal you find...
plus all pets should be family pets - the responsibilty of the parents and loved by the family
2006-09-10 00:45:06 · answer #6 · answered by CF_ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hide it under the bed.
2006-09-10 00:43:44 · answer #7 · answered by dinochirus 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell her you will take care of it and you are responsible for it.
2006-09-10 00:43:46 · answer #8 · answered by redbluegt 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Awww... how cute! Tell her that she can eat it in a week.
2006-09-10 00:42:18 · answer #9 · answered by Fermat 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have never seen one of those before, but it looks icky....If i was your mama i would say no.....
2006-09-10 00:50:59 · answer #10 · answered by ABBYsMom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋