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Image 1 — Lobster Larvae (Family Scyllaridae): these baby lobsters are almost entirely transparent, and they have thin, flattened bodies that look like flakes of ice; they often obtain food, transportation, and/or defense by clinging to the tops of jellyfish and sinophores

Image 2 — Lobster Larvae (Family Scyllaridae): these baby lobsters are almost entirely transparent, and they have thin, flattened bodies that look like flakes of ice; they often obtain food, transportation, and/or defense by clinging to the tops of jellyfish and sinophores

Image 3 — Lobster Larvae (Family Scyllaridae): these baby lobsters are almost entirely transparent, and they have thin, flattened bodies that look like flakes of ice; they often obtain food, transportation, and/or defense by clinging to the tops of jellyfish and sinophores

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Lobster Larvae (Family Scyllaridae): these baby lobsters are almost entirely transparent, and they have thin, flattened bodies that look like flakes of ice; they often obtain food, transportation, and/or defense by clinging to the tops of jellyfish and sinophores

u/SixteenSeveredHands — 6 days ago

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Lobster Larvae: these baby lobsters are almost entirely transparent, and they have thin, flattened bodies that look like flakes of ice; they often obtain food, transportation, and/or defense by clinging to the tops of jellyfish and sinophores

u/SixteenSeveredHands — 6 days ago

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The Teddy Bear Crab: this crab carries a pair of sea anemones in its claws wherever it goes, using the venomous creatures to defend itself from predators

u/SixteenSeveredHands — 19 days ago

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The Teddy Bear Crab (Polydectus cupulifer): this crab carries a pair of sea anemones in its claws wherever it goes, using the venomous creatures to defend itself from predators

u/SixteenSeveredHands — 19 days ago

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The Bee Hummingbird: this is the world's smallest warm-blooded animal, with males measuring just 5.5cm long (including the tail and beak) and weighing less than 2 grams; this species also has the highest body temperature of any bird, and its tiny heart can beat up to 1,200 times per minute

u/SixteenSeveredHands — 1 month ago

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The Bee Hummingbird: this is the smallest warm-blooded animal on Earth, with males measuring just 5.5cm long (including the tail and beak) and weighing less than 2 grams; this species also has the highest body temperature of any bird, and its tiny heart can beat up to 1,200 times per minute

u/SixteenSeveredHands — 1 month ago

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The Black Ant-Mimicking Jumper: this jumping spider actually produces milk for its offspring, and the babies continue to nurse for nearly 40 days after hatching

u/SixteenSeveredHands — 1 month ago

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The Black Ant-Mimicking Jumper (Toxeus magnus): this jumping spider actually produces milk for its offspring, and the babies continue to nurse for nearly 40 days after hatching

u/SixteenSeveredHands — 1 month ago

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Double-Barreled Wheellock Pistol from Germany, c.1540 CE: this is one of the world's oldest surviving pistols, and it's inscribed with the Latin phrase "plus ultra," meaning "further beyond" [4808x6416]

u/SixteenSeveredHands — 2 months ago

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Double-Barreled Wheellock Pistol from Germany, c.1540 CE: this is one of the world's oldest surviving pistols, and it's inscribed with the Latin phrase "plus ultra," meaning "further beyond"

u/DevilLeech — 2 months ago

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The Sumatran Fire Caterpillar (Olona gateri): this caterpillar is covered in soft, semi-transparent nodules that can easily detach, allowing it to escape from predators

u/SixteenSeveredHands — 2 months ago

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Olona Slug-Moth Caterpillars: these insects are covered in soft, semi-transparent nodules that can easily detach, allowing the caterpillars to escape from predators

u/SixteenSeveredHands — 2 months ago

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Olona Slug-Moth Caterpillars: these caterpillars are covered in soft, semi-transparent nodules that easily detach, allowing the larvae to escape from predators

u/SixteenSeveredHands — 2 months ago

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Prehistoric Puppet from the Czech Republic, c.24,000 BCE: this figurine was carved from mammoth ivory, and it was equipped with articulated limbs, making it the world's oldest known puppet [3652x4449]

u/SixteenSeveredHands — 2 months ago

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The Buff-Tip Moth (Phalera bucephala): this moth has a unique resting position that allows it to mimic a broken birch twig, and the buff-colored patches on its head and forewings even resemble freshly-snapped wood; each of these photos shows at least one buff-tip moth

u/SixteenSeveredHands — 2 months ago

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The Stone Turtle of Karakorum, Mongolia, c.1235-1260 CE: this statue is one of the few surviving features from the city of Karakorum, which was once the capital of the Mongol Empire; ceremonial scarves are often tied around the statue as a sign of reverence and respect

u/SixteenSeveredHands — 2 months ago

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Shellback Crabs (Genus Hypoconcha): these crabs create their own shields using discarded clamshells, and they have semi-membranous bodies that can be pressed into the contours of the shell, producing a suction mechanism that holds it firmly in place

u/AmbassadorNo5275 — 3 months ago

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The Snail-Case Bagworm Moth: the caterpillars of this species use silk, sand, and other bits of debris to build spiral-shaped cases around themselves, and this subspecies is entirely female, reproducing asexually through a process known as parthenogenesis

u/MorticiaMoonflower — 3 months ago

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Figurine from Georgia (South Caucasus) c.300-200 BCE: this figurine was decorated with gold jewelry, wrapped in a burial shroud, and then buried in its own miniature "grave" beneath an ancient temple [3932x5048]

u/SixteenSeveredHands — 3 months ago

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Lerp Psyllids (Family Psyllidae): these tiny insects feed on plant sap and then use the expelled sugar to build protective structures around themselves

u/SixteenSeveredHands — 3 months ago