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MoreReally Big Catfish
A chef and keen angler from Essex has caught what is thought to be the largest freshwater fish – weighing more than 10 stone –…
MoreWhy are whale sharks so small?
Whale sharks won’t be the only big ass vertebrate in the waters off Mexico come August! I’ll be joining Para_Sight and team for the Afuera, the…
MoreCoconut Crabs, the largest arthropod on land
The Coconut Crab, Birgus latro, is the world’s largest terrestrial arthropod, obtaining weights of up to 9 pounds. Although called the Coconut Crab, coconuts represent only…
MoreSuper Jellyfish?
Originally posted at Deep-Sea News The above photo is making the rounds (see here and follow the link trail). In it the a scuba diver…
MoreHow Evolution Makes Us Well Adapted At Catching Really Big Catfish…With Our Hands
Lincoln Sadler eyes one of his favorite fishing spots, Great Rock, from a distance, but times his approach around an oncoming boat so as not…
MoreWorld’s Smallest Fly
As discussed so elegantly by Ed Yong at Not Exactly Rocket Science Brian Brown from the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County has just discovered…
MoreMonster Tasmanian King Crab
But Claude the Tasmanian giant crab was saved from death when the fisherman who caught him sold him to a British aquarium for £3,000.Now, after…
MoreGiant Snails Invade Miami!
An invasion of African Giant Snails in southern Florida is causing alarm due to the potential devastation of crops, introduction of disease, and “general yuckiness”?!…
MoreGiant Penguin
From USA Today… Experts from New Zealand and the United States have reconstructed the fossil skeleton of one of the giant sea birds for the first time, revealing long…
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