Hallway Poll 1

Hallway Poll #1: Marine "Yeti" Found at 7,540 Feet: What Is It Really?

Background: Earlier this month, an international team of researchers announced their discovery of a heretofore undescribed crustacean in very deep water about 900 miles south of Easter Island. Popular accounts of the find described it as a "furry lobster." The scholarly account is here, and the finders identify is as a new "squat lobster" family. Other researchers see more crab-like than lobster-like characteristics. The jury looks to be out for awhile as peers review the finding, so we might as well weigh in. View an excellent picture and more background here, then cast your vote for the final family determination.

Results:

Lobster - 25
Crab - 17
Neither - 13