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Published online 21 November 2007 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news.2007.272
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Giant sea scorpion discovered
Two-and-a-half metre arthropod prowled ancient rivers.
Those who are unnerved by creepy crawlies should stop reading now — a newly discovered two-and-a-half-metre monster arthropod, the largest yet discovered, is being unleashed on the world.
Luckily for those of a nervous disposition, the release of this long-extinct relative of sea scorpions is limited to the pages of the journal Biology Letters.
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