'What on earth?': Two-headed prawn shocks Queensland aquarium staff

A two-headed prawn has been discovered by staff members at a Townsville coral reef aquarium.

An image of the prawn/prawns (courtesy of Reef HQ Great Barrier Reef Aquarium)

An image of the prawn/prawns (courtesy of Reef HQ Great Barrier Reef Aquarium) Source: Facebook

Two heads are better than one - except when you're eating a prawn.

Drawing comparisons to the infamous three-eyed fish in The Simpsons, a two-headed prawn has been discovered by shocked staff members at Townsville's Reef HQ Great Barrier Reef Aquarium.

Aquarist Laura Colton says she originally assumed the soon-to-be fish food was two prawns stuck together.
Hundreds of people have shared the photo on social media.

Concerns that it may have been a mutated, nuclear powered superprawn were soon allayed by Professor Dean Jerry of James Cook University.

He explained it was far more likely to be a rare natural development such as Siamese twins.

Those braving the winter winds for Christmas in July parties may be thinking twice about ordering a prawn cocktail.


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