Fourth Anniversary of Yeti Crab Discovery

Four years ago this month, in March 2005, the "yeti crab" was discovered.

Yes, it actually was. Would Wikipedia lie? (well, sometimes it does.)

The sublime Kiwa hirsuta proves that the world is still filled with secret, wonderful oddities.

And because the discoverers nicknamed it the "yeti crab", I like to blog about it.

And apparently, others do too, and far more creatively. They haven't let it be forgotten. Observe three examples:



Kellie Strickland fashioned a facsimile out of pears and cheese. She keeps a blog called Little Nummies where she posts photos of the neat culinary creations she makes for her kids. On her post "Y" is for Yeti Crab, she also lists some fun facts in addition the recipe, so it's worth checking out.

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The artist loveandasandwich is one of the top yeti plush artists in the world today (last blogged about here). She has now made a yeti crab. I don't know if it's actually inspired by Kiwa hirsuta, but hey - it's yeti crossed with a crab: Good Enough!

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A girl named Allie made the "yeti crab" as her Halloween costume.

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Here's to another 4 years of yeti crabbiness!