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These moths are some of the most amazing creatures you'll see.
Explore these fun facts about cicadas, from their unique life cycles to their critical role in ecosystems.
Cicadas are nature's loudspeakers. Here's why and how they make such a racket.
Bumblebees excel in buzz pollination, vibrating flowers to release more pollen than any other bee, showcasing their superior pollinating abilities.
Adorable but venomous: the blue-ringed octopus is something you want to admire from far away.
It belongs to a genus of jellyfish that includes the most venomous marine animal in the world.
Ever wonder why something so tiny can hurt so bad?
Black widows have a really bad rep, but is it all deserved?
Flying ants, an annual nuisance
If someone asks you how many eyes spiders have, don't just rush to say 'eight'. The answer is not so simple.
Jumping spiders can leap up to six times their body length and possessing some of the keenest vision in the animal kingdom.
Most cockroaches can't fly, but some do -- especially in the heat.
Rare or not, lobsters are intriguing enough to grab our attention.
From humble beginnings as caterpillars, these insects undergo a remarkable metamorphosis that turns them into one of nature's most elegant creatures.
These are some of the most eerie jellyfish on the planet.
Sure they look similar, but are daddy long legs spiders? Mmmm no.
It doesn't cast a web, but the goliath frogeater has plenty of tricks up its eight sleeves.
You won't ever see octopuses the same way after reading this.
You can't see them, but there are millions of insects flying over your head each day.
Wasps aren't really as bad as they say. Well, they are -- but they can also be useful! Just ask figs.
The bigfin squid (or magnapinna squid) is a wonderfully bizarre creature that we're just starting to understand.
This shrimp has superpowers.
It looks like an entire flower, and its evolutionary history is a story in itself.
They absolutely need (and deserve) their sleep.
At their adult stage, frogs are generally carnivorous, but there are exceptions.
We're still not sure what the oldest animal on Earth is, but here are some potential contenders.
What's all the buzz?
Wonder why your room is full of moths in the summer?
There are heaps of other important pollinators!
A truly bizarre marine creature.
Bet you've never seen anything like them.
Learn more about these fascinating fish!
There's a spider in the bath!
Ready, steady, fire!
They are important for ecosystem equilibrium, keeping the ocean clean, and it doesn't stop here.
The bullet packs the most painful punch in the animal kingdom.
It's hard to believe that something so cute can lie at the bottom of the sea, but don't let the appearances fool you.
It's time for some marine eye candy - "Fried Egg Jellyfish" exist, and they're really amazing!
It's hard to believe anything can be alive thousands of feet below the Indian Ocean where thermal vents effectively boil the water. Yet even in the most inhospitable conditions, life has a way of creeping in. Such is the case of chrysomallon squamiferum, a snail-like creature which may very well sport the best armor in the animal kingdom.
Japan’s Twittersphere has just rediscovered (and is loosing its collective mind over) what is probably the cutest sea slug ever – Jorunna parva, a sea slug that looks like a fluffy bunny.
So, we’ve already discussed about the largest and heaviest organisms in the world, now it’s time to see what the world’s oldest animal is – spoiler alert, this one is also a surprise. If you’re thinking it’s a turtle or an elephant… you’re way off. If you think it’s a whale, you’re a bit closer, […]
The piglet squid measures only a few centimeters across, and it’s one of the cutest animals out there! It can be found in virtually all oceans in the deep water, over 100 meters deep. Due to its tiny size and deep water habitat, the piglet squid is actually not that well studied and understood. […]
The blanket octopus is truly a remarkable creature. It exhibits extreme sexual dimorphism – while the males are only a few centimeters long, the females grow up to a whopping 2 meters. Unfortunately, they’re rarely seen and studied, so there’s still some mystery about the evolution of this dimorphism, but it’s known that males have […]
They’re small and cute, and while indeed these creatures are completely harmless, make no mistake – these are some tough ‘gummy bears’. Called tardigrades or water bears, these eight-legged invertebrates have evolved to survive in some of the most extreme environments on Earth. Rightfully so, they’ve been classed by scientists as extremophiles – creatures that are […]
An immortal worm isn’t exactly what comes to mind when researching how to live forever, but this inconspicuous creature could hold some very valuable clues on eternal youth. Biologists from University of Nottingham spurred this big debate in 2008 when they claimed their object of study, the planaria or “flatworm” might actually be immortal. Essentially, this worm […]
If you’re thinking McLeod, you couldn’t be further from the truth. What you have to do is think small; not microscopic, just big enough to see with your naked eye. Turritopsis nutricula is a hydrozoan, and it’s considered by scientists to be the only animal that cheated death. Solitary organisms are (according to current belief) […]
