Echinoblog, a one stop shopping place for everything Echinoderm, has a great post and pictures up about the Giant Pink Star, Pisaster brevispinus. One specimen reported at…
MoreHow many people go into a Kaiju and how much urine comes out?
Over at my not so famous blog, Deep-Sea News, I discuss allometry of body size and how we can use it to predict some features…
MoreMonster Goldfish Found in Lake Tahoe
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…
MoreWe’re Going to Need More Garlic Butter
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…
MoreMassive Croc from Australia
“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…
MoreRare and Big Bison Discovered in Alaskan Permafrost
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…
MoreA 430lb Russian catfish celebration
In the video, five Russians celebrate the catch of 195 kg (430lb) catfish on the Volga River.
MoreThe Giant Grubs of the Hercules Beetle
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…
MoreA Close Encounter with Giant Sea Nettles
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…
MoreGiant Fruits and Vegetables
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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