myrmepropagandist on Nostr: I just discovered slipper lobsters (Scyllaridae) and ... serious question... are ...

I just discovered slipper lobsters (Scyllaridae) and ... serious question... are these real? These seem like some kind of fanciful sea muppet. How does something so cute survive in the cruel world? How is it possible?

(first noticed here: https://www.tumblr.com/eclairs-of-emptiness/724773950777933824?source=share)