Does Stephen Hillenburg know about this? Should we tell him?

DIVERS DISCOVER FURRY BLOND CRUSTACEAN (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/F/FRANCE_NEW_CRUSTACEAN?SITE=CTNHR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT)
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:spongebo: Tani Banani

that is pretty cool...what do you suppose the fur will function for?

That is one of the hippest cats I've seen in a clam's age!8-)

bet the fur is for increased surface area either for respiration or for filter feeding
just a WAG

I wondered if it was part of the sensory organs i.e., water pressure, chemo-detective or perhaps like the amuple of Lorenzini (sp?) that sharks have.