CaughtoffthecoastofAustraliabyafishingtrawler,thatthingisasix-footlongmonsterknownasafrilledshark.
SimonBoagofthetrawlingcompanythatcaughtthecreature:
AccordingtoamarineconservationsocietyinCaliforniathereisareportofafrilledsharkfrom1880measuringinat25feet.
Theselivethere.
TheWetaPungaarenotANYofthosethings.
Nailedit.
Betweenthisyearandlastalmost400ofthesecreeperswerereleasedintothewildtobringbacknightmarestoanyonevisitingtheislands.
ShelSilversteinoncehadapoemaboutasnailthatlivedinyournoseandwouldbiteyourfingeroff.
Afterremovingthetickusingforceps,amirrorandasmalltorch,thetickwashustledofftoGeorgiawhereitsDNAwassequencedrevealingthatthislittleworldtravelermightpossiblybeanentirelynewspecies.
Whythesethingsliveonurchinsisstillanunknown.
TheSanAntonioZooinTexashasbecomethehometoatinyandoddlyadorabletwo-headedturtle.
Accordingtothezoothelittlecritterisdoingreallywell,totallyhealthyandfollowingitsmotheraroundjustlikeitsotherlittleturtlesiblingswithoutanydifficulty.
Infacttheonlycomplicationthatthismini-Godzilla-liketurtledesignseemstohaveisthatsomegeniusatthezoonameditThelmaandLouise.
Watchasthisdooropensupandsomethingspillsstraightoutofthisclosetandintoyournightmares.
Snails.
SNAILS!
Goodluck,Florida.
Spidersarealittlecreepytomostpeople,right
Themastercraftsmanbehindthisamazinglookingdesignissomethingfarlessscaryandalmostkindofadorable.
YojiOokota,anofficeworkerwholefthiscubiclelifetopursuehisloveofunderwaterphotography,recentlydiscoveredsomethingthatnoonehadseenuntilhiscameracaughtsightofit.
Anadorablelittlemalepufferfish.
Inanamazingdisplayofengineeringandtheneedtobeloved,themalepufferfishusesitsfinsandworksdayandnighttocreatethesethingsinordertoattractfemalestomatewiththem.Oncethepufferfishcreatestheridges,maleshaveevenbeenseenfillingtheirmouthswithshellsandblowingthemontotheridgestheycreatedliketheyweredoingsomeprimitive,animalformofbedazzling.
Thisfishhasmoremotivationandinteriordesignabilitiesthanmostguysweknow.
Weirdlyamazing.
Birds.Theymakealotofnoiseandmimic/mockeverybodyincludingcatsthatchasethem.Theyhavetheadvantageofflight.
MeetMecoptera,atinynightmarecombinationofawasp-likeflywiththetailofascorpion.
Thedeeperwewentthedarkeritbecameasthefoliagebegantoturntheforestintoanarborealcave.Theotheranimalsonemightfindintheforestweredeathlysilent.Theyweretheretobesure,butmovedaroundwithagallowsquietness.Furtherinitbecameapparentthatwehadsteppedintoalabyrinthfromwhichwemayneveremerge.
Intheblackheartoftheforesttheattackoccurredundermostpeculiarcircumstances.Iwastrailblazingandusingmyheighttoboldlyknockdownanywebsthatwouldimpedeoursafepassage.AsIscoutedaheadIheardashoutfrombehind.IturnedtoseeJustinpunchingintotheairinadesperateattempttodefendhimselffromtheviciousbeastthatwastryingtodevourhim.
Wehastilymadeourexit.
Isuspecttheambushwastheforestasawholetryingtofindoutifitcouldpickoffourpartyonebyonefromtherearuntilwewereallensnared.Unsureofourwhoorwhatwewere,itsacrificedonespidertofindout.Icannotsayforsurewhatitmadeofus.ClearlyitsawMr.Youngasprey.Asformyself,Ihavenoideaifitsawmeaspreyorpredator.IdoknowthatIamhappythatweescapedwithourlivesintact.Andnexttime,andtherewillbeanexttime,wewillstepintotheforestmoreawareofitstreacheryandhaveperhapssomeofourowntoofferupinresponse.
Inthemeantime,althoughMr.Youngseemedunscathedbeyondphysicalexhaustionfromtheordeal,psychologicalspeakingitwasquitetraumatic.Iknowhewouldappreciateyourwellwishestoaspeedymentalrecovery.Pleaselethimknowinthecommentsbelowthatyourthoughtsarewithhim.
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