10/25/2002: Defiant shellfish

[Leus]

Originally posted by ElPresidente1972
Languste sounds like a bad translation of the Spanish word "langostina" which is a european equivalent to a crawfish / crayfish. Think of a lobster with the claws of a fiddler crab, that's what the critter in question looks like. Bigger than American crawfish, IIRC.
-EP

Actually, "langostina" sounds like a wrong transcription of the spanish word "langostino" (Penaeus Kerathurus). The closest that "Languste" sounds to a spanish word is "Langosta". The Langosta does have big claws. There are many "langostas", but the one pictured in the photo looks like a Bogavante (Homarus Gammarus).