Tasty, the stuffed hairy lobster

Even if the Yeti crab won't make for gourmet dining, it can make an excellent toy for your kids.

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"Tasty" the hairy lobster (dorsal view).
 (Courtesy Kristin McQuillin © 2006).

On March 11, 2006, barely three months after the discovery of the species was announced, Kristen McQuillin, a veritable Renaissance woman residing in Tokyo, Japan, published on her blog a design for a plush toy she dubbed (ironically enough) "Tasty, the stuffed Kiwa hirsuta."  She provides the pattern and complete, easy-to-follow assembly instructions for the adorable critter right on her blog.

Crafted from muslin and faux fur, Ms. McQuillin's design bears a remarkable likeness to the real thing.  In her own words, although Tasty is "not anatomically correct in every detail . . . I think she is an identifiable member of this new species."

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