tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903316070344664352.post62851539772396156..comments2024-03-21T07:21:10.901-04:00Comments on The Lord Geekington: The Revenge of the Honkin' Big Animals!Cameron McCormickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08521083680718243221noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903316070344664352.post-54489060639718045082009-07-18T03:50:30.904-04:002009-07-18T03:50:30.904-04:00Hi Cameron! I just blogged a bit about giant lobst...Hi Cameron! I just blogged a bit about giant lobsters. I saw a specimen of monstrous proportions in the NHM Berlin, mounted on a wall of biodiversity. It was really a giant, about the same size-class as the clouded leopard shown next to him, and well bigger than the lobster on the scale-drawing with the giant arthrpods in this blogpost:<br />http://bestiarium.kryptozoologie.net/artikel/riesenhummer/<br />BTW, I will probably blog about Arthopleura in the next time, because I have some nice photos of a life-sized model and even a fossil from the NHM Karlsruhe. This beast are even known from Germany, and some time ago relics of one were found which was about 2,3 m in length.Sordeshttp://bestiarium.kryptozoologie.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903316070344664352.post-80841325884346870192007-06-26T04:49:00.000-04:002007-06-26T04:49:00.000-04:00hi. Just found this blog through darrens tetrapod...hi. Just found this blog through darrens tetrapod zoology. I also have a strange fasination with the biggest animals in there groups (and the smallest) and found this article very interesting :)Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03830647836873243179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903316070344664352.post-3392736079932697132007-06-25T20:58:00.000-04:002007-06-25T20:58:00.000-04:00Correction: Anomalocaris actually did have (unsegm...Correction: Anomalocaris actually did have (unsegmented) appendages. This is pretty interesting stuff, so I'll try posting on this sometime in the near future.Cameron McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08521083680718243221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903316070344664352.post-11955507716508009442007-06-25T16:25:00.000-04:002007-06-25T16:25:00.000-04:00Oh god, there hasn't been phylogenetic re-arrangin...Oh god, there hasn't been phylogenetic re-arranging since I've last looked, has there? I was defining it as a segmented animal with a chitinous exoskeleton and jointed appendages or tardigrades < insects for instance. Lacking appendages and chiton and having unique features (e.g. the pineapple ring mouth) would seem to place it outside of Arthropoda...unless this is some sort of highly derived stem group and/or Arthropoda is expanded to include things like tardigrades and onychophorans as well.Cameron McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08521083680718243221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903316070344664352.post-36469373915746238132007-06-25T13:36:00.000-04:002007-06-25T13:36:00.000-04:00but it is unfortunately Arthropod-related and not ...<I>but it is unfortunately Arthropod-related and not a member of the group itself.</I><BR/><BR/>What definition of Arthropoda are you using...?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903316070344664352.post-91108161743619849072007-06-25T11:53:00.000-04:002007-06-25T11:53:00.000-04:00Oh, and I've also just tagged you with the 'why do...Oh, and I've also just tagged you with the 'why do I blog?' meme: my article nominating you can be found <A HREF="http://scienceblogs.com/tetrapodzoology/2007/06/its_all_about_me_actually_its.php" REL="nofollow">here</A>, and the meme tracker that shows the spread of the thread can be found <A HREF="http://www.soloseo.com/why-blog-meme.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>.Darren Naishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00324870234525004643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903316070344664352.post-91800165645413572212007-06-25T11:45:00.000-04:002007-06-25T11:45:00.000-04:00Congrats Cameron - I've just awarded you with a Th...Congrats Cameron - I've just awarded you with a Thinking Blogger Award, for which you get your own snazzy little icon thing: go <A HREF="http://www.thethinkingblog.com/2007/02/thinking-blogger-awards_11.html" REL="nofollow">here </A> to find out more. The post in which I gave you the award can be found <A HREF="http://scienceblogs.com/tetrapodzoology/2007/06/its_all_about_me_actually_its.php" REL="nofollow">here</A>.Darren Naishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00324870234525004643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903316070344664352.post-11725933498534937372007-06-25T04:24:00.000-04:002007-06-25T04:24:00.000-04:00Very interesting post. Those elephant seals are re...Very interesting post. Those elephant seals are really monstrous. There is one stuffed specimen in the entrance hall of the Museum of Natural History. This animal is really unbelievably huge, and the bulk is really unbelievable. I have once seen an<BR/>elephant seal in a zoo, but it was much smaller. I was also a bit shocked when I saw a stuffed walrus, which had also real monster-proportions. It was comparably short, but the overall bulk was really enormous. Sadly it was very dark in that room,<BR/>and I couldn't make good photographs. Another interesting fact about elephant seals is the colossal amount of food they consume. I can't remember the exact dates, but they catch and eat many tons of fish and squid over the year.<BR/><BR/>About the giant shrimps, I found some time ago something very interesting at underwatertimes:<BR/><BR/>http://www.underwatertimes.com/news.php?article_id=17109053864<BR/><BR/>The giant shrimp I saw was of similar body size, but it had very long and thin arms, and was therefore much longer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903316070344664352.post-64963318580141486622007-06-24T23:25:00.000-04:002007-06-24T23:25:00.000-04:00Arthropods and Doritos, I should've known... :DWow...Arthropods and Doritos, I should've known... :D<BR/><BR/>Wow you certainly have some huge animals there. I write about more dimunitive critters like voles and planarians in my science blog <A HREF="http://freshbrainz.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">Fresh Brainz</A>.<BR/><BR/>Would you like to exchange blog links?<BR/><BR/>Best regards!The Key Questionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05426898630563791849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903316070344664352.post-11348918970555141542007-06-21T10:54:00.000-04:002007-06-21T10:54:00.000-04:00I have another animal fact for you: A squirrel ca...I have another animal fact for you: A squirrel can run faster up a tree then it can on flat ground. <BR/><BR/>Mmm, that little falafel place...<BR/><BR/>I am not overly happy that now with the faster internet I can click on all of the link that you have, because some of those things I would rather not see, and I am quite happy not knowing that they exist. <BR/><BR/>You make some rather interesting segways in this one, but I really enjoy all of the pictures. The one with the green background is very pretty and the one with the doritos is rather creepy, but they look cool. Of course the picture tha tyou made is by far the best.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com