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Absurd Creatures: The World’s Silkiest Anteater Is Not—I Repeat, Not—Stoned

Absurd Creatures: The World’s Silkiest Anteater Is Not—I Repeat, Not—Stoned

The silky anteater isn't high. It's just tired, because this proficient hunter has no business being up during the day. The post Absurd Creatures: The World's Silkiest Anteater Is Not—I Repeat, Not—Stoned appeared first on WIRED.

Absurd Creatures: Why the Strawberry Squid Has One Tiny Eye and One Giant Eye

Absurd Creatures: Why the Strawberry Squid Has One Tiny Eye and One Giant Eye

You'd look weird as hell if you were perfectly symmetrical. But the strawberry squid is really lopsided, with one tiny eye and one giant eye. The post Absurd Creatures: Why the Strawberry Squid Has One Tiny Eye and One Giant Eye appeared first on WIRED.

Absurd Creatures: The Nudibranch Is Gorgeous, So You Should Never Touch It

Absurd Creatures: The Nudibranch Is Gorgeous, So You Should Never Touch It

Look at the nudibranch. Beautiful, right? That's its way of saying it will mess you up. You see, the nudibranch packs a punch—in a very unusual way. The post Absurd Creatures: The Nudibranch Is Gorgeous, So You Should Never Touch It appeared first on WIRED.

Absurd Creatures: The Botfly Wants a Hug. Just Kidding, It Wants to Mess You Up

Absurd Creatures: The Botfly Wants a Hug. Just Kidding, It Wants to Mess You Up

Behold the botfly, whose larva burrows into your skin, feeds on your flesh, and erupts out in alien fashion. Good times! The post Absurd Creatures: The Botfly Wants a Hug. Just Kidding, It Wants to Mess You Up appeared first on WIRED.

Insects Don’t Get No Respect. Bring in the Glamour Shots!

Insects Don’t Get No Respect. Bring in the Glamour Shots!

Photographer Pascal Goet wants to change your mind about all the critters that creep and crawl across the world. The post Insects Don't Get No Respect. Bring in the Glamour Shots! appeared first on WIRED.

Meet the Itsy-Bitsy Spider With a Bear Trap for a Mouth

Meet the Itsy-Bitsy Spider With a Bear Trap for a Mouth

Trap-jaw spiders are positively tiny, but sport enormous jaws that snap shut like a bear trap in just half a millisecond. The post Meet the Itsy-Bitsy Spider With a Bear Trap for a Mouth appeared first on WIRED.

Absurd Creatures: The Fennec Fox Is So Cute I Think I Might Literally Die

Absurd Creatures: The Fennec Fox Is So Cute I Think I Might Literally Die

The fennec fox is here to make you forget about all your troubles. Just look at this thing. The post Absurd Creatures: The Fennec Fox Is So Cute I Think I Might Literally Die appeared first on WIRED.

The Future of Wildlife Conservation Is … an Electronic Vulture Egg

The Future of Wildlife Conservation Is … an Electronic Vulture Egg

Fancy new sensors can upend the way conservationists do their research, as long as the lights and clicks and whirs don't spook the animals away. The post The Future of Wildlife Conservation Is ... an Electronic Vulture Egg appeared first on WIRED.

Absurd Creatures: The Mystery of the Tiniest, Best-Dressed Seahorse in the Sea

Absurd Creatures: The Mystery of the Tiniest, Best-Dressed Seahorse in the Sea

The pygmy seahorse hasn't met a coral it couldn't blend into. The post Absurd Creatures: The Mystery of the Tiniest, Best-Dressed Seahorse in the Sea appeared first on WIRED.

Absurd Creatures: This Bird Impales Its Victims on Thorns. How Metal Is That?

Absurd Creatures: This Bird Impales Its Victims on Thorns. How Metal Is That?

The innocent-looking shrike bashes its victims' heads in, then impales them on thorns before tearing them to shreds. The post Absurd Creatures: This Bird Impales Its Victims on Thorns. How Metal Is That? appeared first on WIRED.