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NoSex
Nov 21 2007, 07:51 PM
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"I was amazed," says Braddy. "Whenever I’ve shown the picture to people they’re equally amazed. ... When you work out how big this beast was you’re staggered by the size of it."


A claw fossil is found which the existence of an extinct eight foot long (bigger than a mini-cooper) water-based scorpion is extrapolated.

http://www.nature.com/news/2007/071120/ful...s.2007.272.html

Now, that's a cool mother f**king bug.
brooklyneast05
Nov 21 2007, 08:00 PM
man, i was actually considering posting this. i read it on reuters an hour or so ago, but thought nobody besides me would find this to be crazy.

can't even imagine an 8 foot long scorpion
NoSex
Nov 21 2007, 08:23 PM
QUOTE(brooklyneast05 @ Nov 21 2007, 07:00 PM) *
man, i was actually considering posting this. i read it on reuters an hour or so ago, but thought nobody besides me would find this to be crazy.

can't even imagine an 8 foot long scorpion


I read it like yesterday on reddit.com and just saw it on the BBC - decided someone else might like it. I mean, it's f**king huge!

Yeah. When I was younger I was really into cryptozoology - despite the fact I was a dumb little kid, I never believed any of it. I just thought monsters were bad ass. Shit like this makes me want to find monsters.
Steven
Nov 21 2007, 08:28 PM
Imagine running into one of those in the wild though.
1angel3
Nov 21 2007, 08:54 PM
Oh my god, I'm glad they're extinct.
Steven
Nov 21 2007, 08:55 PM
glad dumb dumb
Marlons
Nov 21 2007, 09:12 PM
QUOTE(Steven @ Nov 21 2007, 08:28 PM) *
Imagine running into one of those in the wild though.

I know that'd be so freaking scary.
.Happy they're exctinct.
1angel3
Nov 21 2007, 09:16 PM
QUOTE(Steven @ Nov 21 2007, 06:55 PM) *
glad dumb dumb


It was a mistake. What's with the name calling?
tokyo-rose
Nov 22 2007, 12:15 PM
That is really awesome. I'm glad they're extinct too, though.
Gryffindor-Girl
Dec 11 2007, 10:15 PM
QUOTE(Steven @ Nov 21 2007, 08:28 PM) *
Imagine running into one of those in the wild though.


QUOTE(mlothepimp @ Nov 21 2007, 09:12 PM) *
I know that'd be so freaking scary.
.Happy they're exctinct.


Your Happy I'm probably even happier because I have got to be the wimpiest person alive.
Amaranthus
Dec 11 2007, 10:42 PM
I was stung once on my back when I was 7.
It hurt like hell, even though it was a baby.


But an eight footer...I woulda been long dead.
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