7 Giant Versions of Everyday Critters

Posted by Queuebot in Animal, Odd News, Pictures on August 16, 2009 at 2:25 am

Ever wish that itsy bitsy crab you had for dinner were bigger, so that you could eat more of one instead of ordering another dish? Why not order a coconut crab, a Tasmanian giant crab or a Japanese spider crab? Who knows, with 13 ft of crab to deal with, you might not even be able to finish it all!

(Also available: escargot So big, you can’t even wrap your hands around it.)

This article over at Cracked also features jellyfish, spiders, worms and other creepy crawlies you would love to see magnified.



Puppies, kittens, infants: All adorable. And do you know why? Because they’re tiny. If you start to magnify these things, then you wind up with the substantially less cute wolves, jaguars and teenagers.

Yes, if there’s one thing nature teaches us, it’s that what may start out as an adorable little animal friend can quickly turn into a Lovecraftian horror when its itty-bitty wittle mouth gets big enough to start eating your face. And when the little versions are already a little bit creepy, the big versions are the stuff nightmares are made of.

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Giant, Gross Sandcrabs To Be Displayed in Britain

Posted by Jill Harness in Animal, Odd News, Science & Tech on December 24, 2008 at 10:43 pm

This disturbing thing that sort of resembles a rolly polly is set to go on display in England for the first time ever. These rare Isopods live deep in the ocean in extremely cold temperatures, but for some reason, fishermen in the Atlantic discovered 9 of them in their lobster nets. They’re ugly, but sure are interesting to learn about.

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Assassin Spider Discovered in Madagascar

Posted by Stacy in Everything Else on December 14, 2008 at 7:02 pm

I’m not particularly scared of bugs or spiders, but this thing gives me the heebie jeebies. Assassin spiders have really long necks, so they can attack from a distance, which they do by impaling their prey with the barbed ends of their jaws. Creepy. Sounds like a total horror movie to me, but at two millimeters long, they are completely harmless to humans.

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