December 2, 201114 yr QUOTE (pittshoganerkoff @ Dec 2, 2011 -> 02:36 PM) http://gizmodo.com/5864195/the-worlds-bigg...an-eat-a-carrot Giant wetas are awesome. A textbook example of he phenomenon of island gigantism.
December 2, 201114 yr QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Dec 2, 2011 -> 02:04 PM) Giant wetas are awesome. A textbook example of he phenomenon of island gigantism. What are some others?
December 2, 201114 yr Author QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Dec 2, 2011 -> 02:08 PM) What are some others? The Madagascar Hissing Cockroach is one. They can be up to 4 inches long.
December 2, 201114 yr QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Dec 2, 2011 -> 02:08 PM) What are some others? Here are a few (via Wikipedia)
December 2, 201114 yr QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Dec 2, 2011 -> 03:08 PM) What are some others? Dodo, Moa, Galapagos Tortoise, and Komodo Dragon are some of the best known examples.
December 3, 201114 yr I've heard of all of those. I was kind of hoping there was something I never knew of.
December 3, 201114 yr There are a lot of creepy s*** on this planet, but I like it better than the other planets.
December 3, 201114 yr QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Dec 2, 2011 -> 07:31 PM) I've heard of all of those. I was kind of hoping there was something I never knew of. OK, smartypants, how about the Flores giant rat from Indonesia or Haast's eagle from New Zealand (extinct since the 15th century) or the elephant bird of Madagascar (extinct about 1,000 years ago)?? Edited December 3, 201114 yr by FlaSoxxJim
December 4, 201114 yr QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Dec 3, 2011 -> 03:23 PM) OK, smartypants, how about the Flores giant rat from Indonesia or Haast's eagle from New Zealand (extinct since the 15th century) or the elephant bird of Madagascar (extinct about 1,000 years ago)?? I've heard of the eagle, I'll have to look up the others when I get home.
December 4, 201114 yr QUOTE (CanOfCorn @ Dec 2, 2011 -> 04:50 PM) R-O-U-S's? I don't believe they exist. Inconceivable!
December 5, 201114 yr Giant Wetamay the the heaviest, but not so sure it is the "biggest". There are phasmids (walking sticks) that are way, way longer than that. Here's one...
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