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November 2007 Monster-Watch posts


Rat Island: Where Genocide is a Way of Life
Welcome to Rat Island, a treeless, volcanic rock that has been all but conquered by the mighty Norway rat.
Behemoth Blitzkrieg: Germany's First Tank
390 million years ago, an eight-foot scorpion prowled the swamplands of Germany.
Earliest Biological Weapon: Sheep
Ancient texts suggest that 3,300 years ago the Hittite empire used biological weapons against their enemies. The delivery system: Sheep.
The People’s Republic of Dinosaur Rebels
There were riots in the streets of China over a village’s right to run a dinosaur black market.
East vs. West in Japan's Waterways
A bloody underwater battle rages in the lakes of Japan, where it's country versus country – fish versus fish.
Rise of the 'Corpse Flower'
It's taller than a man and reeks worse than road kill. Behold, the rare and repulsive Indonesian Corpse Flower.
Gonna Hitch a Ride
Simple organisms may be able to survive interplanetary travel via meteorite, a Scottish scientist has found.
Go Forth, Robo-moth, and Destroy!
A couple of mad scientists have created a robot controlled by the brain of a moth.
Inside the Beast from the Mists of Time... in 3-D!
3-D X-ray imaging allows a look inside an ancient spider fossil.
In the Deep, Size Means Nothing
NELHA has pulled up two new creatures that are both the wrong size!
Cuero Chupacabra Common Coyote
This summer's Cuero Chupacabra was revealed to be a coyote.
Volcanism Vies for Dino-Killing Honors
New evidence supports the theory that a series of volcanic eruptions killed the dinosaurs.
The World's First Turducken?
A new fossil shows the food chain frozen in time.
Mystery Molar Means Much for Mammals
An ancient molar gives a new clue to where hoofed mammals came from.
'Dinosaur Breath' No Longer a Kindergarten Insult
Velociraptors and other dinos like them had the same breathing adaptation as modern birds.
Octosquid Update
An update on the octosquid, and other news from NELHA.
More Awesome Eight-Armed Action
Link to a video of an octopus killing a shark.
Hawaiian Sealife Goes Both Ways
It's an octopus! It's a squid! It got caught in a pipe!
Creep Me Out Right in Atlantic City
A New Jersey man found a terrible little beast in the wall of a schoolhouse attic-- and it wasn't a student.
Robosaurus Can Be Yours!
Yes, the t-wrecks himself is going on auction.

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