Welcome friends! I have an almost unhealthy obsession with the science of body size. Here at Story of Size you find reliable information and current…
A new kind of lake monster has been found, in the depths of Lake Tahoe: gigantic goldfish. Researchers trawling the lake for invasive fish species…
Sea Life Senior Curator Chris Brown prepares to move Japanese Spider crab named Big Daddy as it settles in to its new home at Blackpool’s…
“4.8m croc caught at Palumpa yesterday,” he wrote.Senior Parks And Wildlife Ranger Tommy Nichols says police and council officers trapped and shot the croc in…
The University of Alaska biologists had found plenty of scattered bones over the years, but it wasn’t until this last summer that they found a…
In the video, five Russians celebrate the catch of 195 kg (430lb) catfish on the Volga River.
Above is photo of the grub of a Hercules Beetle (Dynastes hercules); the largest of the rhinoceros beetles. The grubs can reach 4.5 inches (110mm) in…
In July of 2012, while doing a marine life survey of sea urchins off the coast of Pt. Loma, San Diego, to assist local marine…
I visited the North Carolina State Fair a couple of week ago. While the deep fat fried pecan pie was delicious, the highlight had to be…
The Goliath Grouper (Epinepheulus itajara) can reach lengths of over 8 feet and weigh as much 800 pounds. Finding one of that size is rare…
An enormous, new, leggy arachnid with a leg span just over 13 inches 33 centimeters has been found lurking in the caves of the Southeast…

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