No. No. No, no, no, no, no.
If ever I needed one of you to be a debunker, I need you now. TELL ME this isn't real. I can't live in a world that spawns crustaceans like these.
Ida, I can't thank you for this. You may have ruined my home planet for me.
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Well, they USED to be real. That's a Eureypterid, a group of Chelicerates from the Devonian (?) that were the first, or among the first, animals to leave the sea and venture onto dry land.
This one is from a TV show starring that Nigel guy, I believe.
OH. MY. GOD.
this article looks like it's referring to the same beast: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3247691.stm
Saw one of those shows, thought it was pretty awful, really. I agree with the grouchy scientist from the BBC article. I am glad that I'm not about to encounter one of those monsters on my next vacation, tho.
Yep, that's a computer-generated eurypterid. Only a little fella, though - the really big ones reached in excess of two metres.
I bet it's real.
As others have said, not currently living, but it did exist in the Devonian period. I've actually helped dig up fossils of these guys and their friends :)
We'd better awaken Godzilla, just to be safe.
FWIW, I loved the Most Dangerous Seas miniseries -- it was more aimed at 8-12 yos, to dramatize (lightly) just how awesome these ancient monsters were.
Also I give Nigel Marven a big pass because he's got the Ugly Overload attitude in spades. :-)
I also agree with Dawkins on this one, but the thing that bugs me so much is that THIS COULD BE SUCH AN AWESOME SHOW!!!
Its commonly called a sea scorpion. Animal Planet has a few specials with current naturalists "going back in time" to film ancient animals as a documentary. Theres one with Jeff Corwin thats been aired a few times lately as well as this one with Nigel. The animals are all CGI and models though.
It's...so...Beautiful...I want one...
I'd keep it in a big tank and feed it pieces of chicken or something...
P.S. Technically, this world hasn't spawned crustaceans like those. They're chelicerates. :D
looks like another lobstrosity to me, heh. I thought it looked pretty prehistoric, tho. ^^
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