# Invasion of the Jumbo Shrimp **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 1, 2012, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invasion-of-the-jumbo-shrimp/620513 "2012-05-01T14:11:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2012, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invasion-of-the-jumbo-shrimp/620513/1 "2012-05-01T14:11:32Z")
> **[Cannibal shrimp: The invasion has begun](https://www.yahoo.com/news/blogs/upshot/cannibal-shrimp-invasion-begun-165542739.html)** > > Do not be alarmed, but the cannibal shrimp invasion has begun. The influx of the jumbo-sized shrimp (which look more like a small lobster than the little pink crustaceans you see at the grocery store) has increased 10 times in the last year,... > [@](#): > > Do not be alarmed, but the cannibal shrimp invasion has begun. > > The influx of the jumbo-sized shrimp (which look more like a small lobster than the little pink crustaceans you see at the grocery store) has increased 10 times in the last year, according to a report from the U.S. Geological Survey—from 32 in 2010 to 331 in 2011. The shrimp-eating shrimp have been spotted in waters from North Carolina to Texas. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2012, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invasion-of-the-jumbo-shrimp/620513/2 "2012-05-01T14:18:28Z")
Are they tasty? ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2012, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invasion-of-the-jumbo-shrimp/620513/3 "2012-05-01T14:43:15Z")
Our shrimp must be scared to death. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Moto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@Mr.Moto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Moto)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2012, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invasion-of-the-jumbo-shrimp/620513/4 "2012-05-01T14:53:53Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Are they tasty? Quite. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2012, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invasion-of-the-jumbo-shrimp/620513/5 "2012-05-01T15:01:18Z")
So what’s the problem? They eat up little shrimp and we eat them. Just a middle man, and more fun for us. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2012, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invasion-of-the-jumbo-shrimp/620513/6 "2012-05-01T15:07:16Z")
> [@](#): > > The shrimp-eating shrimp have been spotted… I prefer the ones without spots. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2012, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invasion-of-the-jumbo-shrimp/620513/7 "2012-05-01T15:29:19Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > So what’s the problem? They eat up little shrimp and we eat them. > Just a middle man, and more fun for us. Yeah. I mean, couldn’t we basically wipe them out by fishing the shit out of them? ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2012, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invasion-of-the-jumbo-shrimp/620513/8 "2012-05-01T15:43:16Z")
Yeah, just post lots of recipes along with coupons for butter. Alternately, some hungry cats can assist with disposal. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2012, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invasion-of-the-jumbo-shrimp/620513/9 "2012-05-01T15:47:31Z")
[sigh]Lobsters without the hassle…[/sigh] ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2012, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invasion-of-the-jumbo-shrimp/620513/10 "2012-05-01T15:52:39Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > Yeah, just post lots of recipes along with coupons for butter. Protecting the environment has never been so tasty. (Actually, I’m not personally fond of seafood, but perhaps we could unleash the massed Cajunpower of south Louisiana on the problem.) ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2012, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invasion-of-the-jumbo-shrimp/620513/11 "2012-05-01T15:56:25Z")
> [@Balance](#): > > perhaps we could unleash the massed Cajunpower of south Louisiana on the problem. Let’s not Be Too Hasty. Arkansans want to do their bit, too. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2012, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invasion-of-the-jumbo-shrimp/620513/12 "2012-05-01T16:14:46Z")
Most delicious invasion ever! ---
**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2012, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invasion-of-the-jumbo-shrimp/620513/13 "2012-05-01T18:10:58Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > So what’s the problem? They eat up little shrimp and we eat them. > Just a middle man, and more fun for us. I always did want to cut _up_ the middle man… ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2012, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invasion-of-the-jumbo-shrimp/620513/14 "2012-05-01T18:15:16Z")
I, for one, welcome our new … aw, screw it! Pass the cocktail sauce! ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2012, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invasion-of-the-jumbo-shrimp/620513/15 "2012-05-01T18:32:48Z")
According to [USGS](http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/factsheet.aspx?SpeciesID=1209) they may be escaped farmed shrimp. Which means they would be very edible as I doubt they were farmed as pets. They are also called Tiger Prawns. ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invasion-of-the-jumbo-shrimp/620513/16 "2012-05-02T03:37:12Z")
They’re pretty ugly. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invasion-of-the-jumbo-shrimp/620513/17 "2012-05-02T04:38:04Z")
Penaeus monodon? Yeah, they’re food. But where are the damn Terminology Police? Eating smaller shrimp doesn’t make you a cannibal. If I ate a Capuchin (the monkey, not the monk), people might be disgusted, but I wouldn’t be a cannibal. I don’t doubt that tiger prawns eat smaller tiger prawns, but it’s always common among creatures like that. But the article implies that they’re different species. We should really be worried about the yellow-skinned [perverted cannibalistic hermaphrodites](http://theoystersgarter.com/2008/03/24/perverted-cannibalistic-hermaphrodites-haunt-the-pacific-northwest/). ---
**Author:** ![ladyfoxfyre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@ladyfoxfyre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladyfoxfyre)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invasion-of-the-jumbo-shrimp/620513/18 "2012-05-02T07:20:14Z")
Wow those things are creepy looking. Just image searched Asian tiger shrimp, not sure I’d want to be eating that… ---
**Author:** ![simple\_homer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@simple\_homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simple_homer)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invasion-of-the-jumbo-shrimp/620513/19 "2012-05-02T08:10:55Z")
> [@ladyfoxfyre](#): > > Wow those things are creepy looking. Just image searched Asian tiger shrimp, not sure I’d want to be eating that… Other than size, how do they look different from other shrimp ? . ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invasion-of-the-jumbo-shrimp/620513/20 "2012-05-02T10:27:43Z")
It’s about frackin’ time for a new SyFy Channel movie, anyway. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invasion-of-the-jumbo-shrimp/620513.md?page=2)