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2.5m Water Scorpion Stalks Southern Africa

Posted by Hemos on from the stalking-the-coastline dept.

MeredihtJT writes: "The giant water scorpion well over two metres long made its way slowly over the sea floor, about 100m to 200m below the surface of the water. It would take another 260 million years for South African Palaentologist, geologist and 'pizza-maker' Roger Smith to find it."

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  1. Can I have one? by Vardamir · · Score: 0, Redundant

    These would make nice pets.

  2. Re:Metric System by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Redundant

    About an inch or so shorter than a yard. So, about 3 feet. We're talking 8 foot damned scorpion, here.

    I think I had a dream about one of these once...

    ~a funloving AC

  3. I can see Spielbergs mouth watering already by Berserker76 · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Paleozoic Park What could possibly go wrong creating a park of extinct giant water scorpions??