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Giant Pink Slugs Inhabit Mountain
In New South Wales, Australia on Mount Kaputar, there lives a community of giant-ass hot pink slugs. The specimen is called Triboniophorus aff. graeffei which I suspect translates to giant-ass hot pink slugs. Something along those lines, anyway. These things… continue reading...
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A Caterpillar That Looks Like A Toupée
This is the Megalopyge opercularis aka the flannel moth caterpillar aka the Donald Trump Caterpillar. Photographer Jeff Cremer and biologist Phil Torres found this little furry guy in the Amazon rainforest. But don’t be deceived continue reading...
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A Moth That Looks Like A Spider
The Lygodium Spider Moth, or Siamusotima aranea, is a species of moth that looks like a spider. Or is it a spider that looks like a moth? No, it’s the first one. A moth with spider leg markings on its continue reading...
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WTF Japan?!: Wasp-Infused Vodka
In news that will make you throw up in your mouth a little bit, here’s Shouchuu, wasp-infused vodka. It’s made in Japan by a man called Kumamoto. He captures a bunch of live wasps in a mason jar filled with continue reading...
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French Artist Tricks Bugs Into Making Gold Sculptures
The caddisfly is basically the insect equivalent of a Pinterest user because it loves to craft its little cocoon out of stuff like sand, twigs, small rocks, mason jars, etc. But French artist Hubert Duprat continue reading...
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Daddy Long Legs Found With 13-inch Legspan
This is a newly discovered harvestman (a daddy looooong legs) with a 13-inch legspan. The ooky arachnid was discovered in Laos by Dr. Peter Jäger of the Senckenberg Research Institute in Frankfurt. It has yet continue reading...
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Oh, That’s Just Great: Scorpionflies
Nothing to see here folks, just another nightmare-inducing species of bug! This is the scorpionfly. You can just go ahead and file it under “Insects I do NOT want to f*** with” and “Oh heeeeell naw!” Despite its appearance, that continue reading...
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Lady Bugs: Women Combined With Insects
This is a photoseries by Laurent Seroussi which features female models morphed with insects. SPOILER: These pics have been Photoshopped. I know, I thought they were real too. But honestly, it’s for the best that they’re not. Know what I’m continue reading...
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Oh, Great!: Glowing Cockroaches
The Lucihormetic luckae is a super rare cockroach that can produce light using bioluminescence. That’s fancy-talk for something real sciencey! Jk jk, the insect’s exoskeleton contains glowy bacteria-filled reservoirs. These two resevoirs make it appear like the bugs are equipped continue reading...
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Venezuelan Poodle Moth… I Choose You!
In the latest “insects that look like Pokemon” news, there’s the Venezuelan Poodle Moth. From what I can tell from the photo it has spiky golden horns, beautiful false eyelashes and it gets its fur continue reading...
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Creepiest Mouse Ever
If you were expecting to see a nasty little rodent, I hate to disappoint you, but this post is strictly about a nasty little arachnid. The Smithsonian Glow-In-The-Dark Spider Computer Mouse is arguably the creepiest (crawliest) of its kind. Mostly continue reading...
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Kill It With Fire! 12 Terrifying Bugs
There are basically two types of nature posts on the internet: ones that make you saw “Awww” and ones that make you say “Ewww.” This post is definitely the latter. While mother nature has done some things really right (like continue reading...
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Giant Pink Slugs Inhabit Mountain
In New South Wales, Australia on Mount Kaputar, there lives a community of giant-ass hot pink slugs. The specimen is called Triboniophorus aff. graeffei which I suspect translates to giant-ass hot pink slugs. Something along those lines, anyway. These things… continue reading...
More Pets & Animals
A Caterpillar That Looks Like A Toupée
This is the Megalopyge opercularis aka the flannel moth caterpillar aka the Donald Trump Caterpillar. Photographer Jeff Cremer and biologist Phil Torres found this little furry guy in the Amazon rainforest. But don’t be deceived continue reading...
A Moth That Looks Like A Spider
The Lygodium Spider Moth, or Siamusotima aranea, is a species of moth that looks like a spider. Or is it a spider that looks like a moth? No, it’s the first one. A moth with spider leg markings on its continue reading...
More Pets & Animals
WTF Japan?!: Wasp-Infused Vodka
In news that will make you throw up in your mouth a little bit, here’s Shouchuu, wasp-infused vodka. It’s made in Japan by a man called Kumamoto. He captures a bunch of live wasps in a mason jar filled with continue reading...
More Food
French Artist Tricks Bugs Into Making Gold Sculptures
The caddisfly is basically the insect equivalent of a Pinterest user because it loves to craft its little cocoon out of stuff like sand, twigs, small rocks, mason jars, etc. But French artist Hubert Duprat continue reading...
More Art & Design
Daddy Long Legs Found With 13-inch Legspan
This is a newly discovered harvestman (a daddy looooong legs) with a 13-inch legspan. The ooky arachnid was discovered in Laos by Dr. Peter Jäger of the Senckenberg Research Institute in Frankfurt. It has yet continue reading...
More Pets & Animals
Oh, That’s Just Great: Scorpionflies
Nothing to see here folks, just another nightmare-inducing species of bug! This is the scorpionfly. You can just go ahead and file it under “Insects I do NOT want to f*** with” and “Oh heeeeell naw!” Despite its appearance, that continue reading...
More Pets & Animals
Lady Bugs: Women Combined With Insects
This is a photoseries by Laurent Seroussi which features female models morphed with insects. SPOILER: These pics have been Photoshopped. I know, I thought they were real too. But honestly, it’s for the best that they’re not. Know what I’m continue reading...
More Art & Design Web
Oh, Great!: Glowing Cockroaches
The Lucihormetic luckae is a super rare cockroach that can produce light using bioluminescence. That’s fancy-talk for something real sciencey! Jk jk, the insect’s exoskeleton contains glowy bacteria-filled reservoirs. These two resevoirs make it appear like the bugs are equipped continue reading...
More Pets & Animals
Venezuelan Poodle Moth… I Choose You!
In the latest “insects that look like Pokemon” news, there’s the Venezuelan Poodle Moth. From what I can tell from the photo it has spiky golden horns, beautiful false eyelashes and it gets its fur continue reading...
More Pets & Animals
Creepiest Mouse Ever
If you were expecting to see a nasty little rodent, I hate to disappoint you, but this post is strictly about a nasty little arachnid. The Smithsonian Glow-In-The-Dark Spider Computer Mouse is arguably the creepiest (crawliest) of its kind. Mostly continue reading...
Kill It With Fire! 12 Terrifying Bugs
There are basically two types of nature posts on the internet: ones that make you saw “Awww” and ones that make you say “Ewww.” This post is definitely the latter. While mother nature has done some things really right (like continue reading...
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