Monstrous

The Animal Within => Monstrous Animals => Topic started by: Chaos on December 28, 2008, 04:06:30 PM

Title: New Species
Post by: Chaos on December 28, 2008, 04:06:30 PM
New Species (http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/12/photogalleries/greater-mekong-new-species-photos/index.html)

The link above has pictures and information on a couple of the recently discovered species.

One thing of note, the article described the Heteropoda maxima as having a legspan of up to 12 inches, the same length as the Goliath birdeater. If the Heteropoda maxima really is the largest spider in the world, it must really be a monster of a spider.

Title: Re: New Species
Post by: Daemonin on December 28, 2008, 04:19:59 PM
The viper is my favorite, but that's just me  :-)

But that's just great, one more monstrously large spider that will eat us.  Lovely  :-D
Title: Re: New Species
Post by: Chaos on December 28, 2008, 08:50:48 PM
The viper is my favorite, but that's just me  :-)

But that's just great, one more monstrously large spider that will eat us.  Lovely  :-D

The viper was my favorite too.
Was I the only one that looked at the picture of the viper and mistaken the black circles for being its eyes? I was sitting here thinking, "What a weird looking snake," until I finally realized I was looking at it wrong.  :laugh:
Title: Re: New Species
Post by: Rocket on December 29, 2008, 05:20:00 PM
The Kachin woolly bat has to be my favourite out of the lot %*)
Title: Re: New Species
Post by: Daemonin on December 29, 2008, 06:21:35 PM
The viper is my favorite, but that's just me  :-)

But that's just great, one more monstrously large spider that will eat us.  Lovely  :-D

The viper was my favorite too.
Was I the only one that looked at the picture of the viper and mistaken the black circles for being its eyes? I was sitting here thinking, "What a weird looking snake," until I finally realized I was looking at it wrong.  :laugh:

I did that too!! I was like O.o What the heck... but then I saw the eyes  :doh: lol

The bat is cute, too.  Hm...  I like the froggy.  Ribbit!  :-D  I wonder what else they will find there? 
Title: Re: New Species
Post by: Countess on April 06, 2009, 05:28:53 PM
Yay! New viper! I love them. I'm getting my venomous reptile license but won't be keeping any of them. Just plain too fast & antivenin is super expensive.
Title: Re: New Species
Post by: sexywolfgirl on April 06, 2009, 06:07:13 PM
Of course of viper is my favorite. :laugh: I'd love to have 1 as a pet. or maybe the foot long spider.
Title: Re: New Species
Post by: Moloch on April 06, 2009, 07:28:30 PM
The Pink Dragon Milipede was my favorite. I don't know; something about the ability to shoot a lethal chemical at your enemies just makes it so much cooler, and definitely more than makes up for the less-than-manly coloration.
Title: Re: New Species
Post by: WOLFSONG on April 07, 2009, 06:57:49 AM
The Pink Dragon Milipede was my favorite. I don't know; something about the ability to shoot a lethal chemical at your enemies just makes it so much cooler, and definitely more than makes up for the less-than-manly coloration.

You got the less than manly right. Its a trap. If you see a bright pink worm with legs crawling towards you, you laugh. Then you laugh some more, then BAM!!! He gets you right in the eyes.  (Sounds like I should write in conspiricies)

I like the spider. The giant one. But wheres the bulk. What is it eating that it doesnt need some meat on its bones?