Giant Bugs
So it appears that British scientists found the fossilized claw for a giant sea scorpion in some 390 million year old rocks. And by giant I mean eight feet long (the whole bug…not the claw). I find it simply amazing the things we manage to dig up. A lot of people are more interested in dinosaurs, but personally giant insects interest me a lot more since the little ones we have today are so fascinating. This one, though, was a lot bigger than any of the giant roach or millipede fossils I’ve seen pictures of.
I don’t know about the rest of you, but I’m very glad we don’t have too many of the big ones still running around. I guess those African millipedes I see from time to time at the pet store are the biggest ones next to full-sized mantises. Those are plenty big enough for my taste. I can’t imagine what it would be like to have to spray for cat sized roaches, much less ones that are bigger than I am. 