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Giant Fruits and Vegetables

Posted on November 1, 2012March 7, 2014 By Dr. M

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…

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First 1-Ton Pumpkin

Posted on October 1, 2012 By Dr. M

 The All New England Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off at the Topsfield Fair will forever be known as the contest where the world’s first one-ton pumpkin was…

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Largest Flower Looks Like a Penis and Smells Like Death

Posted on August 5, 2012 By Dr. M

The plant with the fantastic name of Amorphophallus titanum (sound it out and try not to giggle) has a rather large flower.  Technically this plant, also…

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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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