Night of the Living…Ants, Part 2

Zombie Ant

Unlike the ants in Zombie Ants, Part 1 these ants “zombified” by a mind controlling fungus called Ophiocordyceps camponoti-balzani found only in the Brazilian Rain Forest. First, the ant is infected by the fungus. Next, the ant’s brain is controlled and the ant is moved to a location where the fungus can spread its spores [...]

Miniature Animals

Mini Animals

We’ve shown plenty of ugly animals, here are some cute mini sized animals that fit right in the palm of your hand.

Trees FTW!

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Given enough time trees will break through, grow around, and even grow over just about anything. Here are some trees that have done just that. Growing through houses, growing over signs and over benches. Source: http://www.funzug.com/index.php/nature/amazing-strength-of-nature.html

Ugly Animals [Video]

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We’ve posted about ugly animals before, and everyone seems to love them. So here’s a video showcasing a few ugly, and not so ugly animals with a bit of humor.

Albino Animals

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Animals come in all shapes, sizes, and colors, but sometimes they just come in all shapes and sizes. Here are a few albino animals that forget to get their colors put on. Source

Trees are awesome

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Here’s a bunch of pictures of random awesome looking trees!

Weird 6ft Sea Creature

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A new species of mysterious sea animal? No, unfortunately not, it’s actually a mass of Goose barnacles which were clinging to a log that washed up on a beach in Wales. Some amazing images nonetheless. Source

Mammatus clouds

Mammatus Clouds

Mammatus clouds (named for their similarity to a woman’s mammaries) look more like a threatening apocalyptic doom cloud, these images show Mammatus clouds from around the world.

Black Jellyfish

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Giant black jellies have been spotted dozens of times in San Diego Bay during the last several days and marine biologists are trying to determine what brings to Southern California waters. The large, dark-colored jellyfish provided marine biologists and boaters alike with opportunities to glimpse a “rare and mysterious” sea creature, said Dr. Nigella Hillgarth, [...]

The Door to Hell

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In Uzbekistan there is a hole. In this hole, there is fire. Reportedly, a group of geologists where drilling in the area when they discovered large pockets of highly flammable gas. They attempted to burn the gas away so that they could safely reenter the hole but the fire never went out. But this is [...]