An enormous jumping spider
Jumping spiders are, on the whole, pretty tiny things. And I say ‘pretty’ deliberately as they are amongst the cutest, funniest and
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The Ventilator
Incorporating The Ranger's Blog
The Ranger’s surfing highlights
Wasp scissors are safe and simple.
In days gone by, we hear from time to time, people used to make their own entertainment. Indeed they did;
Read MoreWell, that worked… sort of.
So what’s the big idea with puffer fish? Puff out, frighten off your enemy and make yourself too big to
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Why are there no really big insects any more? Blame birds.
It’s no secret that 300 million years ago, the largest insects were a lot bigger than they are now. The largest
Read MoreSmearing toads with haemorrhoid cream… humanely
Regular readers will remember the anguish with which celebrities and commoners alike rallied round the cause of poor old introduced
Read MoreFour massive wasps
We heard you wanted to see a picture of four massive wasps. So here they are. These appear to be
Read MoreA simply enormous fruit bat
It’s not an invertebrate, but even so, we heard you wanted to see a picture of a simply enormous fruit
Read MoreAn Australian snake eats a goanna
We heard you like to see pictures of large invertebrates. Well, so do we, but this isn’t one of them.
Read MoreWe heard you wanted to see…
…a picture of a simply enormous centipede. So here it is. This is Scolopendra heros, the aptly-named giant red-headed centipede.
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