Post the most "__blank___ " creature that has ever lived on the planet.? ex. largest

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For me, I'd go for Sharks number 1. They have never changed (or if na change man gani, gamay ra) for millions of years. They exist since the time of Dinosaurus. Since they have never evolved, this means that they are almost perfect creatures when it comes to adpating in nature (correct me if I'm wrong). They don't have natural predators (I stand to be corrected in this one).

My number 2 would be Turritopsis nutricula or the Immortal jellyfish.

Biological immortalityMost jellyfish species have a relatively fixed life span, which varies by species from hours to many months (long-lived mature jellyfish spawn every day or night; the time is also fairly fixed and species-specific).[12] The medusa of Turritopsis nutricula is the only form known to have developed the ability to return to a polyp state, by a specific transformation process that requires the presence of certain cell types (tissue from both the jellyfish bell surface and the circulatory canal system). Careful laboratory experiments have revealed that all stages of the medusae, from newly released to fully mature individuals, can transform back into polyps.[3] The transforming medusa is characterized first by deterioration of the bell and tentacles, with subsequent growth of a perisarc sheet and stolons, and finally feeding polyps. Polyps further multiply by growing additional stolons, branches and then polyps, to form colonial hydroids. This ability to reverse the life cycle (in response to adverse conditions) is probably unique in the animal kingdom, and allows the jellyfish to bypass death, rendering Turritopsis nutricula potentially biologically immortal. Studies in the laboratory showed that 100% of specimens could revert to the polyp stage, but so far the process has not been observed in nature, in part because the process is quite rapid and field observations at the right moment in time are unlikely.[3] In spite of this remarkable ability, most Turritopsis medusae are likely to fall victim to the general hazards of life as plankton, including being eaten by other animals, or succumbing to disease.

**Refernces Turritopsis nutricula - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Entelodont
Dinohyus, Daeodon, Archaeotherium
Extinct Giant Hog, Prehistoric Pig
Entelodont, Extinct Giant Hog



Entelodont was one of the most impressive mammals to have lived, in Florida, during the Miocene Period, about 18 Million Years ago. This prehistoric beast has been called by many names, such as the “Devil Pig” or “Terrible Pig” and was a huge pig-like animal or Artiodactyl (even-toed ungulate). Entelodon meaning “Perfect Toothed”.

Considered an omnivore, this prehistoric pig may have eaten almost anything it wanted, including scavenging of carcasses. It definitely was big enough to, over 10ft. (3M) in length, 6ft. (2M) at the shoulder and having a skull 4ft. long and almost 3ft. wide.

This Extinct Giant Hog had bony protrusions on its lower jaws and head, with giant blunt and blocky incisors, canines and massive teeth, in general. This Bone-Crushing Scavenger had huge massive jaws with tremendous power. Its long legs suggest that it may have been a fast runner.

In Florida, Daeodon species is the largest and the last of its group. Definitely, one of the top predators of its day.

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mermaid... walai living evidence but i believe in them...

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Ancient Organisms Found Deep in the Ocean Floor:

reproduce only every 10,000 years! Amazing.

By now, most of us know that we live on a planet utterly dominated by microbes. We have read all about the mi...crobes that exist in a handful of dirt; we have read all about bacteria living in the atmosphere and in the clouds; we’ve even read about microbes that survive in the cold, hostile environments of space! And even our very own (seemingly) familiar bodies are entire microbial worlds in their own right (sorry germaphobes or people with Mysophobia), where bacteria outnumber our own cells 10 to 1.

And now researchers have made another startling discovery: they found microbes even more ancient than those dwelling in the cold, deep recesses of the bottom shelf of my bachelor pad fridge!

Okay, okay, I'll be more specific. They report having found bacteria, fungi, and viruses living a mile and a half (almost 2.5 km) beneath the ocean floor. Such specimens, they report, appear to be millions of years old and reproduce only every 10,000 years! Amazing.

This new discovery was made by the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (or IODP for short). The IODP is an international effort with participants from 22 countries. Its goal is to study the history of the ocean basins, which it does by drilling (from the scientific drill ship JOIDES) deep into the ocean floor and retrieving samples of what is found.

Researchers with IODP have presented these truly remarkable findings to the Goldschmidt conference - a conference that attracts roughly 4000 geochemists a year. These findings pose several interesting questions.

Somehow, these microorganisms are able to find an energy source so far below ground level, which has researchers stumped. This is also in conjunction with their metabolism being extremely slow - likely accounting for their longevity.

Another conundrum presented here is reproduction. In addition to being old, the specimens found in the soil are also few and far between, at least when compared to microorganisms found in soil on the surface of the planet.

The team reports that they found just 10,000 bacteria specimens in a teaspoon-sized sample of dirt retrieved from deep below the ocean floor. That is in stark contrast and pales in comparison with the billions or even trillions of bacteria normally found when looking at soil found on land. The same is roughly true with the viruses and fungi they found.

Some of the researchers on the team are not even sure they are willing to classify the organisms as live creatures - suggesting they exist in a sort of zombie-like state. All of the specimens found exist in sediment that is approximately 100 million years old, which suggests that they too may be nearly the same age. Ancient indeed.

The team plans to dig deeper to see if even older organisms can be found. These findings seriously make us marvel at the tenacity of life (like where life could possibly exist on other planets), and make scientists reconsider how vital their role truly is on our planet's carbon life cycle.

-Tyson

Further reading:

Microbes found deep in the ocean floor by Phys.org- Phys.Org Mobile: Soil beneath ocean found to harbor long lived bacteria, fungi and viruses

Microbes in the stratosphere by Sciencedaily- New Microorganisms Discovered In Earth's Stratosphere

Previous FQTQ article on microbes in a handful of dirt-
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Link for the image (actual microbes from the original post are not depicted here)- http://garvandwane.com/evolution/panspermia.htmlSee More

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The 'gears' in the Issus leafhopper

A set of mechanical gears that work just like those seen in moving instruments and engines has been discovered in a small garden insect which uses them to kick its hind legs at exactly the same time.
It is the first time that scientists have shown the existence of a gearing mechanism in the natural world. It was thought that the idea was purely an invention of the human mind.
The insect, called the Issus leafhopper, has a set of curved, cog-like strips of opposing “teeth” which intermesh with one another precisely when the young leafhopper uses its hind legs to jump into the air, the scientists said.
"We usually think of gears as something that we see in human designed machinery, but we've found that that is only because we didn't look hard enough," said Gregory Sutton of the University of Bristol, a co-author of the study published in the journal Science.
"These gears are not designed; they are evolved - representing high speed and precision machinery evolved for synchronisation in the animal world,” Dr Sutton said.
Each tooth in the gears has a rounded corner at the point when it connects to the gear strip which is an identical feature of man-made gear and is designed to absorb the shock during movement so that the teeth do not shear off, the scientists said.








The 'gears' in the Issus leafhopper

The scientists combined anatomical analysis with high-speed video to capture the precise movements of the gears, which resemble those seen in bicycles or a car’s gear box.
The gear teeth on the opposing hind-legs lock together to ensure almost complete synchronicity in leg movement - the legs always move within 30 millionths of a second of one another, said Professor Malcolm Burrows of Cambridge University, who led the study.
"This precise synchronisation would be impossible to achieve through a nervous system, as neural impulses would take far too long for the extraordinarily tight coordination required," Professor Burrows said.
"By developing mechanical gears, the Issus can just send nerve signals to its muscles to produce roughly the same amount of force - then if one leg starts to propel the jump the gears will interlock, creating absolute synchronicity,” he said.
"In Issus, the skeleton is used to solve a complex problem that the brain and nervous system can't. This emphasises the importance of considering the properties of the skeleton in how movement is produced."
The gears are only seen in juvenile Issus and are lost when the insect matures into its adult form. Scientists believe this is because gears cannot be repaired if broken except during the “moults” of the juvenile stages when the entire skeleton is replaced.
Each gear strip in the juvenile Issus was around 400 micrometres long and had between 10 to 12 teeth, with both sides of the gear in each leg containing the same number – giving a gearing ratio of 1:1.
While there are examples of apparently ornamental cogs in the animal kingdom - such as on the shell of the cog wheel turtle or the back of the wheel bug - gears with a functional role either remain elusive or have been rendered defunct by evolution.

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The giant oarfish

The giant oarfish (Regalecus glesne), also called the king of herrings, is a species of oarfish of the family Regalecidae. It is an oceanodromous species that has a worldwide distribution, excluding polar regions.

Regalecus glesne is the world's longest bony fish. Its shape is ribbonlike, narrow laterally, with a dorsal fin along its entire length, stubby pectoral fins and long, oar-shaped pelvic fins, from which its common name may be derived. Its coloration is silvery with dark markings, and its fins are red.

Its physical characteristics and its undulating mode of swimming have led to speculation that it may be the source of many "sea-serpent" sightings.





The giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla),





also known as the ant bear, is a large insectivorous mammal native to Central and South America. It is one of four living species of anteater and is classified with sloths in the order Pilosa. This species is mostly terrestrial, in contrast to other living anteaters and sloths which are arboreal or semi-arboreal. The giant anteater is the largest of its family, 182–217 cm (5.97–7.12 ft) in length, with weights of 33–41 kg (73–90 lb) for males and 27–39 kg (60–86 lb) for females. It is recognizable by its elongated snout, bushy tail, long foreclaws and distinctively colored pelage.




The Alligator Gar ("Gator Gar"), Atractosteus spatula, is a primitive ray-finned fish.



The Alligator Gar ("Gator Gar"), Atractosteus spatula, is a primitive ray-finned fish. Unlike other Gars, the mature Alligator Gar possesses a dual row of large teeth in the upper jaw. Its name derives from the alligator-like appearance of these teeth along with the fish's elongated snout. The dorsal surface of the Alligator Gar is a brown or olive color, while the ventral surface tends to be lighter. Their scales are diamond-shaped and interlocking (ganoid) and are sometimes used by Native Americans for jewelry and arrow heads.

Alligator Gar
Due to a dual row of large teeth and a snout like an alligator, these carnivorous fish might be the scariest thing lurking in the rivers of North America. Measuring as long as 10 feet, alligator gars are fish right out of a horror movie. They can even survive out of water for as long as two hours.

Found in the lower Mississippi River basin and in the waters of all the Gulf Coast states, these fish tend to swim near the surface or among reeds where they can ambush prey. Despite their intimidating appearance, they are passive toward humans.



Giant stingray,

Fish experts believe the giant stingray, such as this one in Cambodia's Mekong River, is the largest freshwater species on Earth. This specimen measured more than 13 feet (4 meters) long.



Photo: Zeb Hogan in Cambodia with giant stingray






Fish experts believe the giant stingray, such as this one in Cambodia's Mekong River, is the largest freshwater species on Earth. This specimen measured more than 13 feet (4 meters) long.

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Pyrosomes and salps are pelagic







Pyrosomes and salps are pelagic (free-swimming) tunicates or sea squirts. All species are open ocean animals that rarely come close to shore, and all are colonial, although many salps can also be solitary. Pyrosomes are colonies of tiny animals that form hollow tubes sealed at one end - the species in the first part of the video is giant pyrosome Pyrostremma spinosum - it can reach 30m in length!

Salps have much larger individuals than pyrosomes, individuals pump water through themselves. Colonies are formed of chains of individuals. Salps can form very high densities under good conditions, and are an important oceanic food source for fish.

These animals were filmed off the Tasman Peninsula in Tasmania, Australia - one of the few areas in the world where a wide range of oceanic gelatinous plankton, including ctenophores and jellyfish, comes close to shore, and is easily seen while diving.

[POPiO]

mao ni xa.. ang pinaka-WEAK.. but pirmi daug sa mga competition..
IMBA kaau ning tawhana.. 1 of a kind,,

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Hey guys , its been a while.. since i updated this. I'm gonna be adding some more Giant animals that once existed before.
or the giant version of some animals that exist today.
some is this animals might have already been added on my previous post, but how these images shows the animals proportion to humans just looks awesome.

Now , let do time travel and go back some millions of years ago.

creditS: 10 Terrifying Prehistoric Relatives of Normal Animals - Listverse


Today, man is the dominant predator on the planet. Yet we have occupied this position for a relatively short period of time—the earliest known man, Homo habilis, first appeared around 2.3 million years ago.
Although we dominate the animals of today, many of these animals have extinct relatives that were a lot larger and more vicious than what we’re familiar with. These animal ancestors look like creatures straight out of our worst nightmares. The frightening aspect is that if mankind vanishes—or merely loses its dominance—these creatures, or something like them, could potentially return again to existence.



Forget emperor penguins, say hello to the colossus penguin. Newly unearthed fossils have revealed that Antarctica was once home to the biggest species of penguin ever discovered. It was 2 metres long and weighed a hefty 115 kilograms.
Palaeeudyptes klekowskii lived 37 to 40 million years ago. This was "a wonderful time for penguins, when 10 to 14 species lived together along the Antarctic coast", says Carolina Acosta Hospitaleche of the La Plata Museum in Argentina.






*Happy Feet's giant ancestors really did exist.

Megatherium

*how life were once so abundant..



Today, sloths are tree-climbing, slow, and non-threatening animals that reside in the Amazon. Their ancestors were the complete opposite. During the Pliocene era, Megatherium was a giant ground sloth found in South America; it weighed up to four tons and was twenty feet (6m) in length from head to tail.
Although it primarily moved on four legs, footprints show that it was capable of being bipedal, in order to reach leaves from the tallest trees. It was the size of a modern day elephant, and still wasn’t the largest animal in its habitat!
Archeologists theorize that Megatherium was a scavenger, and would steal dead carcasses from other carnivores. Megatherium was also one of the last giant Ice Age mammals to disappear. Their remains appear in the fossil record as recently as the Holocene, the period that saw the rise of mankind. This makes man the most likely culprit in the extinction of Megatherium.



Gigantopithecus
*maybe its Bigfoots mom.



When we think of a giant ape we generally think of the fictional King Kong—but colossal apes really did exist, long ago. Gigantopithecus was an ape that existed from roughly nine million to a hundred thousand years ago—placing it in the same time period as several hominid species.
The fossil record suggests that individuals of the species Gigantopithecus were the largest apes to ever exist, standing at almost ten feet (3m) tall, and weighing twelve hundred pounds (540kg). Scientists have not been able to determine the cause of extinction for this large ape. However, some crypto-zoologists theorize that “sightings” of Big Foot and Yeti may relate to a lost generation of gigantopithecus.


Haast’s Eagle
*the eagle that save will smith son, really did exist. dont wait for a free ride to its nest,
and be the omelets breakfast.


Birds of prey have always left an imprint on the human psyche; luckily, we are far bigger than the largest eagle. That said, birds of prey that were large enough to hunt a human meal once existed.
The Haast’s eagle once lived on the South Island of New Zealand, and was the largest eagle known to exist, weighing up to thirty-six pounds (16.5kg) with a ten-foot (3m) wingspan. Its prey consisted of the moa, three-hundred-pound flightless birds unable to defend themselves from the striking force and speed of these eagles, which reached speeds of up to fifty miles (8km) per hour.
Legends from early settlers and native Maori had it that these eagles could pick up and devour small children. But early human settlers in New Zealand preyed heavily on large flightless birds, including all moa species—eventually hunting them to extinction. The loss of its natural prey caused the Haast’s eagle to become extinct around fourteen hundred years ago, when its natural food source was depleted.



Giant Ripper Lizard
*this is komodo dragon's dad, i know u can hide and you can run , buy i doubt it if u can run faster than this ,.. heh





Today, the Komodo dragon is a fearsome reptile and the largest lizard on the planet—but its would have been dwarfed by its ancient ancestors. The megalania, also known as the “Giant Ripper Lizard”, was a very large monitor lizard. The exact proportions of this creature have been debated, but the most recent research revealed that the megalania’s length was around twenty-three feet (7m), and that it weighed approximately thirteen to fourteen hundred pounds (600-620kg), making it the largest terrestrial lizard known to have existed.
Its diet consisted of marsupials, such as giant kangaroos and wombats. Megalania belongs to the clade toxicofera, possessing toxin-secreting oral glands—making this lizard the largest venomous vertebrate known to have existed. Although we couldn’t imagine a lizard of this size roaming in the Outback, the first Aboriginal settlers of Australia may have encountered living megalanias. The species most likely went extinct when early settlers hunted the megalania’s food sources.

Short-faced Bear


* i bet you can imagine its wrath, if uve watch the movie Brave . heh



Bears are some of the largest mammals on Earth, with the polar bear even holding the title for the largest of all carnivores on land. Arctodus—also known as the short-faced bear—lived in North America during the Pleistocene. The short-faced bear weighed about one ton (900kg), and when standing on its hind legs it reached a height of fifteen feet (4.6m), making the short-faced bear the largest mammalian predator that ever existed.
Although the short-faced bear was a very large carnivore, archeologists have discovered that it was actually a scavenger. Being a scavenger, however, was not at all a bad thing—especially when you’re fighting saber-tooth cats and wolves for a meal. Like many other large animals of the Pleistocene, the short-faced bear lost much of its food source with the arrival of humans.


Deinosuchus


* this is way bigger than lolong.

Modern-day crocodiles are living relics of the dinosaurs—but there was a time when crocodiles hunted and ate said dinosaurs. Deinosuchus is an extinct species related to alligators and crocodiles, which lived during the Cretaceous Period. The name deinosuchus translates to “terrible crocodile” in Greek.
This crocodile was far larger than any modern version, measuring up to thirty-nine feet (12m) and weighting almost ten tons. In its overall appearance, it was fairly similar to its smaller relatives, with large robust teeth built for crushing, and a back covered with armored bone plates.
Deinosuchus’ main prey were large dinosaurs (how many can make that claim?) in addition to sea turtles, fish and other hapless victims. Potential proof of the danger of deinosuchus comes from the fossils of an albertosaurus. These specimens bore tooth marks from both deinosuchus and Tyrannosaurus Rex, which means that there is a great chance these two fierce predators once engaged in colossal battles.



Titanoboa


* this is no holliwood , its the real one's. better move away from the rivers .,.

No creature invokes more fear in the human psyche than snakes. Today the largest snake is the Reticulated Python, with an average growth of twenty-three feet (7m).
In 2009, archeologists made a shocking discovery in Columbia; by comparing shapes and sizes of its fossilized vertebrae to those of modern snakes, they estimated that the ancient snakes, titanoboa, reached a maximum length of forty to fifty feet (12-15m) and weighed up to 2,500 pounds—making it the largest snake to ever slide around the planet. Because it’s a recent discovery, little is known about titanoboa; what is known is that a fifty-foot snake would scare the daylights out of anybody, phobia or not.


*this is my update for now and i hope we continue to appreciate our mother earth and can preserve the remaining species in this almost devastated paradise.