Dan T. Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Yikes. Scientists find fossil of enormous bug By THOMAS WAGNER, Associated Press Writer LONDON - This was a bug you couldn't swat and definitely couldn't step on. British scientists have stumbled across a fossilized claw, part of an ancient sea scorpion, that is of such large proportion it would make the entire creature the biggest bug ever. How big? Bigger than you, and at 8 feet long as big as some Smart cars. The discovery in 390-million-year-old rocks suggests that spiders, insects, crabs and similar creatures were far larger in the past than previously thought, said Simon Braddy, a University of Bristol paleontologist and one of the study's three authors. "This is an amazing discovery," he said Tuesday. "We have known for some time that the fossil record yields monster millipedes, super-sized scorpions, colossal ****roaches, and jumbo dragonflies. But we never realized until now just how big some of these ancient creepy-crawlies were," he said. The research found a type of sea scorpion that was almost half a yard longer than previous estimates and the largest one ever to have evolved. - The rest of the article, which talks about the huge bugs battling and cannibalizing each other, is here: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071121/ap_on_sc/biggest_bug_ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zguy28 Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Its like those things from "The Mist" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 First man-eating trees and now this. I'm never leaving my house again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 First man-eating trees and now this. I'm never leaving my house again. good call. I still have some plastic sheeting and duct tape left... may as well put it to use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted November 21, 2007 Author Share Posted November 21, 2007 Or strap a saddle on the sucker and ride it around. No one would get in your way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zguy28 Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Where's Harry Hamlin at? He would kick their butts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight Judges Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 8 foot Lobster skewers anyone? :mmm: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted November 21, 2007 Author Share Posted November 21, 2007 8 foot Lobster skewers anyone? :mmm: Really! Or maybe they taste like crawdads. You'd need an oil drum of drawn butter for that puppy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 8 foot Lobster skewers anyone? :mmm: I'll help cook it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enter Apotheosis Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 We need a volunteer to take a few of these to those claws... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_cavalierman Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 To pass the time between being attacked we had scorpion fights in Iraq... I think I could have kept more of my money with an 8 footer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoony Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 That thing would ruin your whole day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iheartskins Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 I'm not sure I could afford (or really eat) a claw. And I make a decent living! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurent Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Its like those things from "The Mist" Come on dude, the last thing I expect when reading this thread is a spoiler for a movie that just opened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickalino Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 To pass the time between being attacked we had scorpion fights in Iraq... Was Michael Vick involved ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zguy28 Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Come on dude, the last thing I expect when reading this thread is a spoiler for a movie that just opened.I was talking about the short story. :paranoid: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurent Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 I was talking about the short story. :paranoid: Right, and there are some people that haven't read it and plan to see the movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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