Sunday, July 20, 2008

The Largest Scorpion ever lived!


8 Foot Long Scorpion Found To Live In The Sea :: Oblate Spheroid

This image is a combination of a computer generatedimage issued by the University of Bristol in England released on Tuesday Nov.20, 2007 showing a size comparison between a human an ancient sea scorpion (onthe left). A claw fossil found (on the right) in Germany indicates the ancientsea scorpion was once 2.5 metres (8 feet) long, making it the biggest bug everknown to have existed. Image Credit: University of Bristol - Oblate Spheroid(combined images found at The Royal Society website)

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