8 Foot Giant Sea Scorpion Discovered!

This was a bug you couldn't swat and definitely couldn't step on!

British scientists have stumbled across a fossilized claw, which is believed to be part of an ancient sea scorpion, that is of such large proportion it would make the entire creature the biggest bug ever.

How big? Bigger than most humans, and at 8 feet long as big as some cars!

The discovery in 390-million-year-old fossil suggests that spiders, insects, crabs and similar creatures were far larger in the past than previously thought, said Simon Braddy, a University of Bristol paleontologist and one of the study's three authors. "This is an amazing discovery," he said Tuesday.

For more info and an artist rendition of this creature, check out the Yahoo! News link below:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071122/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_scorpion_fossil1_2