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The Giant Grubs of the Hercules Beetle

Posted on January 7, 2013 By Dr. M

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…

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World’s Smallest Fly

Posted on July 20, 2012 By Dr. M

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…

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Giant Tree Lobsters Rediscovered

Posted on March 9, 2012March 9, 2012 By Dr. M

From Time… Eighty years after they disappeared, tree lobsters have been rediscovered, living near an old volcano in Australia. And no, they’re not actually “lobsters,”…

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Record Holders

  • Porifera (Sponges)
  • Cnidaria (Corals, Anemones, Jellyfish)
  • Ctenophora (Comb Jellies)
  • Acanthocephala (Spiny-Headed Worms)
  • Gnathostomulida (Jaw Worms)
  • Gastrotricha (Hairy Bellies)
  • Loricifera (Brush Heads)
  • Rotifera (Wheel Animals)
  • Nematomorpha (Horsehair Worms)
  • Platyhelminthes (Flatworms)
  • Nematoda (Round Worms)
  • Priapula (Penis Worms)
  • Annelida (Worms)
  • Sipuncula (Peanut Worms)
  • Tardigrada (Water Bears)
  • Onychophora (Velvet Worms)
  • Arthropoda (Crustaceans, Insects)
  • Nemertea (Ribbon Worms)
  • Mollusca (Snails, Clams, Squids, Octopuses, Chitons)
  • Echinodermata (Urchins, Crinoids, Starfish, Sea Cucumbers)
  • Brachiopoda (Lamp Shells)
  • Phoronida (Horseshoe Worms)
  • Bryozoa (Moss Animals)
  • Chaetognatha (Arrow Worms)
  • Hemichordata (Peanut Worms)
  • Chordata
    • Cephalochordata (Lancelets)
    • Urochordata (Sea Squirts, Tunicates, Salps)
    • Vertebrata (Fish, Sharks, Rays, Amphibians, Reptiles, Mammals, Birds)

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