Opabinia Plush
Opabinia Plush
Opabinia: five eyes and a vacuum-cleaner hose with a claw on the end. When it was first presented at a conference in 1972, the audience laughed. They thought it was a joke. It wasn't.
What you're getting
- Five eyes, correctly. Stalked and bulging, arranged across the head the way the fossils show. Everyone counts them.
- The proboscis. A long flexible pale nozzle ending in a toothed grasping claw. It bends and stays roughly where you put it.
- Segmented body with side lobes running the length of the animal, and a fan tail.
- Deep sea blue, which works well next to the grey isopod.
- 233 g. Long, light, easy to post.
Specs
| Weight | 233 g / 8.2 oz |
|---|---|
| Subject | Opabinia, Cambrian, Burgess Shale |
| Colour | Blue |
| Material | Plush fabric, polyester fill |
| Cleaning | Spot clean, air dry |
Questions people actually ask
Is the proboscis posable?
It's soft-filled, not wired. It bends and holds a loose curve, but it won't stay in a sharp position.
Did people really laugh at it?
At the 1972 talk where Harry Whittington presented the reconstruction, yes. Five eyes and a hose was not what anyone expected a Cambrian arthropod relative to look like.
How does it go with the Hallucigenia?
Same period, same fossil site, same maker. Put them together and you have a small Burgess Shale on a shelf.
Does it stand up?
It lies flat, like it swam. It isn't built to stand.
Shipping
Free shipping, every order. Ships from our supplier's warehouse: we ship in 1–3 business days, then 7–15 business days in transit — 9–20 business days in total. Tracking link by email.
Prices do not include customs duties or import taxes. US orders usually arrive with nothing extra to pay, but any import fee charged by your local customs is the recipient's responsibility.