Behold, the tree lobster. (Spoiler: not a lobster)
We like to bring you the occasional large invertebrate on this blog. And even a huge vertebrate now and then. But here’s a big insect with a story to tell. And it’s a story
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massive animals
Nice legs! The world’s leggiest animal is rediscovered.
Last seen in 1928, the colobognath millipede Illacme plenipes is thought to have more legs than any other animal on earth – one female was found with 750 legs, while the males
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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 known insect that ever lived is an ancient griffenfly Meganeuropsis permiana.
Read moreFour massive wasps
We heard you wanted to see a picture of four massive wasps. So here they are. These appear to be very dark specimens of Vespa mandarinia, the Asian giant hornet
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 bat. So here it is. And yes, the perspective on
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…a picture of a simply enormous centipede. So here it is. This is Scolopendra heros, the aptly-named giant red-headed centipede. This one is in Austin, Texas, and was photographed very
Read moreThe lucky bustards
Way back in 2005 The Ranger blogged about an unexpected sighting of a flying Great Bustard (Otis tarda)seen over the Channel. It was one of what was then a few
Read moreCheck out this massive fly
This weekend The Ranger discovered that the biggest fly in the UK was much bigger than he’d previously thought. Yes, we heard you wanted to see a picture of a
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Giant, venomous, invading alien spiders… again.
Oh, no! An Australian town has been terrorised by giant, venomous spiders. Newspapers all around the world are recounting the ordeal of the town of Bowen, Queensland – the town
Read moreCheck out this massive crab
We heard you wanted to see a picture of a simply gigantic crab. So here it is. Coconut Crab (Birgus latro) The Coconut Crab (Birgus latro) is the world’s biggest
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