NASA | Surprise Shrimp Under Antarctic Ice

At a depth of 600 feet beneath the West Antarctic ice sheet, a small shrimp-like creature managed to brighten up an otherwise gray polar day in late November 2009. This critter is a three-inch long Lyssianasid amphipod found beneath the Ross Ice Shelf, about 12.5 miles away from open water. NASA scientists were using a borehole camera to look back up towards the ice surface when they spotted this pinkish-orange creature swimming beneath the ice. Credit: NASA

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[misfitdoll23]

That shrimp sure does look tasty...

[ehdave100]

this shrimp is such a legend

he is probably dead by now

but 344,824 people have seen him

[krazor8]

hmm i wonder if these taste different from the normal shrimp...

[starrystar1109]

That ice dosn't look like ice.

[JoseCleveland]

This one was in answer to my inquiry back in that day/year.

[eujeeves]

50 more years of global warming and them shrimp'll be ready to eat. mmm global warming.

[Diidiidii4]

Stripper shrimp

[manualLaborer]

uhm... isn't it cold? i mean, at least a little?

[erinPWNSu]

The Shrimp and the Pole.

[pathshifter]

mmh... tasty shrimp with garlic sauce. yummy...

[Kooper05]

The Bear Grylls of the ocean. Trapped in the ice, time to drink my own piss.

[MisterDexxy]

FOREVER ALONE: ANTARTIC