New nightmare fuel: the giant scaleworm Eulagisca
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By , on July 18th, 2012 11 comments   Organisms   , , , ,  

Giant isopods and vampire squid are sooooo last year. I bet you’re even sleeping through the night now without imagining sixgill sharks tearing at your carcass. Fear not! Or should I say – FEAR MORE. I am here with an entirely new species to fuel your fevered nightmares. Meet the giant Antarctic scaleworm Eulagisca. Last . . . → Read More: New nightmare fuel: the giant scaleworm Eulagisca

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The Large But Enigmatic Supergiant
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By , on February 12th, 2012 One comment   Adaptations, Ecology, Evolution, Giant Isopod, Organisms   , , , , , , , ,  

In 1899 a French zoologist named Edouard Chevreux with an inordinate fondness for crustaceans officially described two crustaceans from the deepest parts of the ocean. Over 100 hundred years later, scientists have collected less than two dozen specimens of this enigmatic shellfish, shocking given that is largest species of amphipod ever known. Within Crustacean . . . → Read More: The Large But Enigmatic Supergiant

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