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Shiny lil guy!

Male flat-footed fly, Lindneromyia flavicornis, Platypezidae

Photographed in Washington, DC by Katja Schulz

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Today's cephalopod is old and wise and learned

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Christmas jewel spider, Austracantha minax, Araneidae

This species, found throughout Australia, should not be confused with the American species of spinybacked orbweaver, Gasteracantha cancriformis. As seen in the photos, colors and markings can vary by individual.

Photo 1 by reiner, 2 by connor_margetts, 3-4 by pimelea, 5 by peregrine80, 6-7 by mozziemike, and 8 (egg sac) by thistlemouse

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Beautiful 🤩

Armored woodlice:

1. Pseudarmadillo spinosus 2. Unknown, Armadillidiidae 3. Loreola sp. 4. Loreola sp. 5. Unknown, Armadillidiidae 6. Echinarmadillidium fruxgalli

Photos by Nicky Bay // Facebook // Website

Shared with permission; do not remove credit or re-post!

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"oh hey what the hell"

bathroom's closed; wasp photoshoot

"what"

*reviewing my settings and lowering ISO* bathroom's closed. wasp photoshoot.

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scientists: oh hey we found a new species of deep sea feather star, neat :)

the news: TERRIFYING and ALIEN creature with ONE THOUSAND ARMS discovered LURKING in the DEEP ABYSS of the sea

the public: omg im never swimming in the ocean again!!!

the animal:

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Two millipedes kissing on a rock ❤️❤️❤️

(Ft. Snolie who is also a bug)

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esox lucius, northern pike

photo by michel loup at michelloup.com

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Tortoise beetles are amazing little guys

Ringed tortoise beetle, Ischnocodia annulus, Chrysomelidae

Photographed in Belize by tshahan

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A scallop hits da bricks. Filmed in Norway. From The Norwegian Fjords: Life in the Twilights (2018).

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Upside down jellyfish (Cassiopea). How they got their common name I will never know.

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Happy Wet Beast Wednesday!!!

Fimbriated moray eel

Do you have games on your phone?

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I love love love fang blennies because they can unhinge their terrifying jaws to reveal giant venomous teeth

But when their mouths are closed they’re just the Goofiest Goobers in the whole world.

No thoughts just Sit In Tube

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major traffic incident

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Guess hoo-hoo it is 🦉

The owlfish, named for the size of its large eyes relative to its head, lives throughout the North Pacific. These species are in the family Bathylagidae and are relatively common in the deep sea, living at depths of over 6,000 meters (19,685 feet). In Monterey Bay, we observe these fish between a few hundred meters to over 2,000 meters (6,560 feet).