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Tube-nosed fruit bat (Nyctimene albiventer).

u/RealAmydown — 4 hours ago

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Central Greater Glider [Petauroides armillatus]

u/Cold-Gur4509 — 20 hours ago

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Magnapinna squid found by the Doldrums expedition team in the deep Atlantic Ocean.

Video credited to @schmidtocean on Instagram.

u/Better_Hair_9673 — 1 day ago

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The pink handfish (Brachiopsilus dianthus).

u/RealAmydown — 24 hours ago

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Stalked Tunicate (Styela Montereyensis)

u/Icy-Leg-1459 — 1 day ago

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Giant Forest Hog (Hylochoerus Meinertzhageni)

u/Icy-Leg-1459 — 3 days ago

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Dragon Moths (Genus Coenodomus): these moths have long, fuzzy "horns" that extend from the structures at the base of their antennae

u/SixteenSeveredHands — 3 days ago

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The Hawaiian Snail-Eating Caterpillar (Hyposmocoma molluscivora): this caterpillar feeds on live snails, using strands of silk to immobilize its prey and then climbing into the victim's shell to feed; this species also creates its own camouflage using silk, lichen, and bits of foliage

u/SixteenSeveredHands — 4 days ago

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Glass Sponges are one of the longest living animals on the planet, estimated to have a lifespan of 15,000 years

u/ZarieRose — 7 days ago

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Robust Ghost Pipefish [Solenostomus cyanopterus]

u/Cold-Gur4509 — 5 days ago

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Plush-crested Jayshrike [Cyanocorax chrysops]

u/Bolfreak — 5 days ago

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Pteroglossus beauharnaesii: The Curl-Crested Aracari

u/konmova — 5 days ago

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The Ezo Momonga is an adorable flying squirrel species unique to Hokkianda, a large island in northern Japan

u/Heyitsgizmo — 7 days ago

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ufo darkling beetles (Cossyphus sp.), they look like they're trapped in amber all the time.

u/AyaanDB — 5 days ago

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Newly discovered "ballista spider" uses a biological catapult to catch its prey.

u/Better_Hair_9673 — 7 days ago

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Amazon Tree Boa - Corallus hortulana

This bright fella is from South America and although it lives mostly in trees, it's known to feed on the ground.

u/Poesoe — 6 days ago

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Yucatan Casque Headed Tree Frog [Triprion petasatus]

u/Cold-Gur4509 — 7 days ago

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Forest Splendid Ghost Moth (Aenetus eximia)

They look pretty splendid to me! All image credits with links in the replies.

u/viksect — 7 days ago

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Nature’s ultimate disguise: The Atlas Moth uses incredible wing camouflage to look exactly like two cobras.

u/Annie1997_ — 11 days ago

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Inca tern (Larosterna inca)

u/dr-Guy_Horni — 9 days ago