Largest bug ever discovered - Larger then a Human

[89coupe]

Crazy!

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Science/...672228-ap.html

390million year old bug.

[Eclipse_Spyder]

Lets hope they dont kill it like they killed that old clam

[Speed_69]

this reminds of me the movie 'the mist' haha

[01RedDX]

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[funkedelic]

pretty crazy stuff

the mist is about monster bugs???

[Jlude]

Originally posted by 01RedDX


Yes, let's hope they don't kill this fossil.

[teggypimp95]

Originally posted by Eclipse_Spyder
Lets hope they dont kill it like they killed that old clam

Reading > you

[Cypresskilla]

Originally posted by 01RedDX


Yes, let's hope they don't kill this fossil.

lol BEAT ME TO!!!!!!

[Impreza]

Funny how they call it a "sea scorpion". It is actually an arthopod, more specifically, a Pterygotus of the class, Chelicerata.

This particular specimen wasn't a conventional "scorpion" in the sense that it didn't have a poisonous sting or stinger (it's cousin, the Eurypterid, was more of a scorpion since it did have a spiny telson), but it was a predator. Think of it more like a giant shrimp or lobster.

[01RedDX]

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[Impreza]

Very, haha, but it's what I have to learn for my degree... lol

[GTS Jeff]

Originally posted by Impreza
Funny how they call it a "sea scorpion". It is actually an arthopod, more specifically, a Pterygotus of the class, Chelicerata.

This particular specimen wasn't a conventional "scorpion" in the sense that it didn't have a poisonous sting or stinger (it's cousin, the Eurypterid, was more of a scorpion since it did have a spiny telson), but it was a predator. Think of it more like a giant shrimp or lobster.

The media always dumbs things down for the masses. I think even looking at the picture it shows that it looks more like a massive lobster heh.

[Hi-Psi]

My girlfriend called me to tell me about this lol

She's a geology student at MRC and I guess they were talking about it in class or something

Jay

[TomcoPDR]

That's freaky, reminds me of the movie "Eight legged freaks"

[PINOY-X]

Originally posted by 01RedDX


Yes, let's hope they don't kill this fossil.

[zachattack54]

And I thoight wasps and mosquitoes are bad. Holly

[Dj_Stylz]

Originally posted by 01RedDX


Yes, let's hope they don't kill this fossil.

hahha

[mark4091]

Damn....this really dissapointed me, I thought a couple scientists may have had to fight some sort of giant 10 foot tall centipede or something, you know....real, in our time not something that lived hundreds of millions of years ago.......

Still cool though.

[97'Scort]

Originally posted by GTS Jeff
I think even looking at the picture it shows that it looks more like a massive lobster heh.

I'm thinking butter...lots of melted butter...

[brownskind]

Originally posted by 01RedDX


Yes, let's hope they don't kill this fossil.