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Inside the incredible underwater cities, filled with apartment blocks, that stretch along a massive 150km of coastline
1+ hour ago (399+ words) These snails stay in one spot for life and build tiny apartments that support lots of other sea creatures Among the many weird and wonderful creatures in the ocean is a type of snail that doesn’t crawl. Vermetid snails – also…...
"It's as secretive as a ghost, so secretive that, prior to 2012, it had never been photographed." When India's grumpiest cat moved into a house, the family moved out
5+ hour, 19+ min ago (418+ words) The sun had yet to appear on the horizon and I was already settled in position, concealed behind a boulder, my gaze fixed on a small stone house with an open window. The treeless plateau and surrounding peaks appear hostile,…...
"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
6+ hour, 31+ 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…
6+ hour, 49+ 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…”
13+ hour, 14+ 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…
17+ hour, 7+ 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 feeds on your blood for a week before you even notice – and then leaves behind a rare and life-threatening disease…
17+ hour, 16+ min ago (663+ words) Carried by the lone star tick, the Bourbon virus mimics Lyme disease closely enough to slip past diagnosis entirely. A whopping 31 million Americans are bitten by ticks each year – and the number is on the rise. According to a U.S. Centers…...
"It will slowly consume their host from the inside-out, leaving only the essential organs, to keep the surrogate womb ticking over…"
17+ hour, 34+ 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
17+ hour, 46+ 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?
1+ day, 1+ hour 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?...