World's biggest insect is so huge it eats carrots. Adventurer Mark Moffett has found the world's biggest insect - which is so huge it can eat carrots. Former park ranger Mark, 53, discovered the giant weta up a tree and his real life Bug's Bunny has now been declared the largest ever found.
The majority of the worldâs volcanoes are found deep underwater and now scientists have been able to record one of these eruptions as it happens to discover the sound it makes. The bubbling lava erupting from the volcanic vent Hades (above) produced a distinctive acoustic signature.
The most likely scenario is that the Galapagos are the result of a volcanic hotspot. This is an underground (also underwater in this case) volcano, the source of which remains stationary while tectonic plates move over it. When it erupts with enough force and enough magma, it builds an island. Lesser eruptions make seamounts. As the tectonic plate moves, the island moves off the hotspot.