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"Largest ocean creature"

The largest ocean creature in the world is a Blue Whale. 

 Balaenoptera musculus
33.27 meters (109 feet 3.5 inches) 190 tons estimated weight

"Largest Jelly Fish"

Cyanea arctica, found in the North Atlantic
Specimens have been measured up to 7 feet 6 inches across the bell with a tentacle of 120 feet.

"largest land creature"

The largest land creature in the world is the African Elephant weighing an astounding 13.5 tons (27,000 lbs)  and stands a height of 13 ft at the shoulders.

"largest fish"

The largest fish in the world is the whale Shark. (Rhinodon typus)
This animal is an amazing 59 feet long and can weigh as much as 14 tons (29,000 lbs)

"largest snake"

The largest snake on record is a yellow anaconda measuring a staggering 28 ft long and a girth of 44 inches and a weight of over 500 lbs.

"largest spider"

The largest spider in the world is the Goliath Bird eating Spider. This spices of spider can grow to have a leg span of up to 11 inches across.

"largest Bug"

The largest bug in the world is the Goliath Beetle. These creatures are found in the rainforest and can measure as much as 4.5 inches long and weigh as much as 3.5 ounces.

"oldest creature"

The oldest living creature a Madagascar radiated tortoise (Geochelone radiata).The longest recorded tortoise lived 188 years !

"Fastest Land creature"

The fastest land creature in the world is the Cheetah .These cats can run up to 70 mph (112kph).

"Fastest  creature"

The fastest creature in the world is the peregrine falcon .these amazing birds can flu upwards at a rate of 56 mph and downward at an astonishing 270 MPH.

The top eight fastest fish in the sea:

Sailfish    Istiophorus platypterus:           68.18 mph
Mako Shark     Isurus oxyrinchus:             60 mph
Marlin     Tetrapturus sp.                         50 mph
Wahoo   Acanthocybium solandri              48.5 mph
Bluefin Tuna   Thunnus thynnus              43.4 mph
Blue Shark     Prionace glauca                 43 mph
Bonefish     Albula vulpes                        40 mph
Swordfish     Xiphius gladius                    40 mph

"Largest Seaweed"

Macrocystis pyrifera, a brown algae called the giant kelp. The longest recorded length is 54 metres (175 ft) long! 

"Largest clam"

Tridacna derasa, found on coral reefs in the South Pacific. One was collected on the Great Barrier Reef in 1917 that measured 49 inches by 29 inches, and weighed 579.5 pounds. The shell of a close relative, Tridacna gigas, was found off Ishigaki Island, Okinawa, Japan in 1956 measuring 45.25 inches in length and weighing 734 pounds.

"Largest Lobster"

Atlantic Lobster Homarus americanus
Several records exist of individuals that weighed over 20 pounds. The record, however goes to a lobster weighing 42 pounds, 7 ounces which was caught in 1934 and nicknamed "Mike".

"Largest sea star"

Evasterias echinosomo
The largest sea star ever found was an incredible 96 cm (37.79 inches) in diameter, weight 5 kg (11 pounds), collected in the North Pacific 1986

"deepest sea star"

Eremicaster tenebrarius
The deepest sea star ever found was discovered at a bone crushing in 7,630 meters (25,032 feet) depth. the pressure of this dept measures an amazing 16000 lbs per square inch.

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