{"product_id":"opabinia-plush","title":"Opabinia Plush","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"background:#FFD23F;border:2px solid #16130F;border-radius:16px;padding:20px 24px;margin:0 0 28px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;font-size:18px;line-height:1.5;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOpabinia: five eyes and a vacuum-cleaner hose with a claw on the end.\u003c\/strong\u003e When it was first presented at a conference in 1972, the audience laughed. They thought it was a joke. It wasn't.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat you're getting\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFive eyes, correctly.\u003c\/strong\u003e Stalked and bulging, arranged across the head the way the fossils show. Everyone counts them.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe proboscis.\u003c\/strong\u003e A long flexible pale nozzle ending in a toothed grasping claw. It bends and stays roughly where you put it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSegmented body with side lobes\u003c\/strong\u003e running the length of the animal, and a fan tail.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeep sea blue,\u003c\/strong\u003e which works well next to the grey isopod.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e233 g.\u003c\/strong\u003e Long, light, easy to post.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecs\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid #16130F;\"\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#FFE8CC;\"\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px 12px;border:1px solid #16130F;\"\u003eWeight\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 12px;border:1px solid #16130F;\"\u003e233 g \/ 8.2 oz\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px 12px;border:1px solid #16130F;\"\u003eSubject\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 12px;border:1px solid #16130F;\"\u003eOpabinia, Cambrian, Burgess Shale\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#FFE8CC;\"\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px 12px;border:1px solid #16130F;\"\u003eColour\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 12px;border:1px solid #16130F;\"\u003eBlue\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px 12px;border:1px solid #16130F;\"\u003eMaterial\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 12px;border:1px solid #16130F;\"\u003ePlush fabric, polyester fill\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#FFE8CC;\"\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px 12px;border:1px solid #16130F;\"\u003eCleaning\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 12px;border:1px solid #16130F;\"\u003eSpot clean, air dry\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eQuestions people actually ask\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs the proboscis posable?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nIt's soft-filled, not wired. It bends and holds a loose curve, but it won't stay in a sharp position.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDid people really laugh at it?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nAt 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow does it go with the Hallucigenia?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nSame period, same fossil site, same maker. Put them together and you have a small Burgess Shale on a shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes it stand up?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nIt lies flat, like it swam. It isn't built to stand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eShipping\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFree shipping, every order.\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:14px;color:#5a5348;\"\u003ePrices 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goofmart","offers":[{"title":"Simulated Obabin Sea Scorpion","offer_id":51442275221727,"sku":"CJMR135966601AZ","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0829\/5166\/7935\/files\/3158684b-92f3-43d8-8c70-8136b63d3478.jpg?v=1790180756","url":"https:\/\/goofmart.com\/products\/opabinia-plush","provider":"Goofmart","version":"1.0","type":"link"}