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"It oozes gross, sticky mucus that paralyses prey before sucking it back in…" A bizarre predator that's as long as a sperm whale, but as thin as tagliatelle
29+ min ago (522+ words) Bootlace worms are around as wide as a piece of tagliatelle but are said to grow longer than a blue whale Citron, retouched by Habitator terrae With a name like Lineus longissimus, it’s no surprise that the bootlace worm is,…...
What if hobbits were real? Meet the tiny human species that actually existed…
46+ min ago (1124+ words) Far away from Middle Earth, on an Indonesian island just to the north of Australia, there lived a dwarf species of human whose origins are shrouded in mystery… Nicknamed ‘Hobbits’ after the diminutive, human-like race from J.R.R Tolkien's…...
“It can cause blurred vision, irregular heartbeat, low blood pressure and potential fatality…”
7+ hour, 12+ min ago (258+ words) On the remote island of Socotra, you’ll find a beautiful tree that hides a deadly secret Across the island of Socotra, in the Indian Ocean, unique-looking trees dot the landscape. One is the cloud-shaped Socotra dragon tree (or dragon blood…...
"It sounds like a dog barking and howls like a human in pain." 10 of the weirdest, strangest owls on the planet, including a lookalike imposter…
11+ hour, 4+ min ago (955+ words) Think owls are kind of weird looking? Here are the weirdest-looking owls around, from the tiny elf owl to the owl that looks like it's wearing spectacles. Owls are magnificent, intriguing creatures that are also formidable birds of prey. With…...
"It will slowly consume their host from the inside-out, leaving only the essential organs, to keep the surrogate womb ticking over…"
11+ hour, 31+ min ago (442+ words) Life gets pretty grim for a caterpillar if it becomes infected with a parasitic wasp says Nick Baker? Who says zombies aren't real? The caterpillar, once very hungry, now looks under the weather, no longer a plump, cabbage-consuming obsessive. Its…...
Deep-sea scientists filmed something hugely astonishing and very rarely seen gliding over the seafloor in Chile
11+ hour, 43+ min ago (242+ words) Extraordinary footage of a mother squid carrying her eggs Deep-sea scientists were amazed by the rare sight of a mother squid carrying her eggs through the ocean, putting herself at risk to protect her offspring. The Schmidt Ocean Institute’s underwater…...
Can a snake bite through your boots?
19+ hour, 13+ min ago (838+ words) It depends on the boot say experts… Mark Newman / Getty Images For anyone heading out on a summer hike, it's a question that occasionally crosses the mind. If I accidentally stepped on a snake, could it bite through my boots?...
"it wraps its arms around the victim, grips tight with its thousands of tiny tube feet and pulls hard. Next it forces one of its stomachs out of its mouth…"
22+ hour, 26+ min ago (208+ words) The common starfish has two stomachs – and it forces one of them out of its mouth to consume prey. Like crabs, starfish are rockpool royalty – they’re the creatures families most want to find when they explore the coast on holiday....
Why on Earth do flamingoes stand on one leg?
22+ hour, 32+ min ago (134+ words) Though a number of theories have been proposed to explain why some birds - including flamingoes - stand on one leg, a behaviour known as apodal resting, research has finally produced an explanation. A study on captive Caribbean flamingos has revealed that…...
“To rip off the tail only took a minute…" Insane, gobsmacking drone footage captures gigantic shark eating another shark in Florida
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (284+ words) When Marissa Wil first saw splashing in the water, she thought it might be dolphins. As she got closer, she soon realised it was a gigantic shark. “My coffee didn’t wake me up nearly as much as this footage,” she…...