Giant Shrimp Population Growing

So, apparently there are some big ass "cannibal" shrimp "invasions" going on... I thought shrimp these days just had giant tumors and no eyeballs... if that's what you thought.. think again


An invasion of giant cannibal shrimp into America's coastal waters appears to be getting worse.

The shrimp, which can grow to 13 inches long, are native to Asian and Australian waters and have been reported in coastal waters from North Carolina to Texas.

While they may make good eatin' for people, it's the eating the giant shrimp do themselves that worries scientists.

"Are they competing with or preying on native shrimp," Fuller asked. "It's also very disease-prone."

To try to get those answers, government scientists are launching a special research project on the creatures

Scientists don't know if there is a breeding population in U.S. waters. Tiger shrimp females can lay 50,000 to a million eggs, which hatch within 24 hours. Or the shrimp may be carried here by currents or in ballast tanks of marine vessels.

full article can be found here..

[link to news.blogs.cnn.com]