Just as lovely as the Maggot, the water bear.http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/52392000/jpg/_52392786_c0089246-spl.jpgRead all 'bout it!http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/12855775
― not_goodwin, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 07:47 (thirteen years ago) link
reminds me of http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/images/kotaku/2008/07/combineEliteNotCosplay.jpg
― sometimes all it takes is a healthy dose of continental indiepop (tomofthenest), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 07:53 (thirteen years ago) link
http://www.damnedct.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/tardigrade.jpg
this tard's got pizazz
― zingstreet (latebloomer), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 08:20 (thirteen years ago) link
I don't get the idea because I don't see any pics. :(
Weird. Well they were lolwaterbears.
― a giant and leaky bag of mayhem (Jesse), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 13:39 (thirteen years ago) link
aaaaaaaaaaaaaagh tarantula hawkhttp://i.imgur.com/eRLUH.jpg
― the dn centipede (_,(_,(_,(_,(_,(_,(_,(_,(_,(_, ◦ ⃝◦ (cozen), Friday, 17 June 2011 10:23 (twelve years ago) link
I have so many feelings about that!
― phantoms from a world gone by speak again the immortal tale: (Jenny), Friday, 17 June 2011 11:25 (twelve years ago) link
That is a tarantula hawk.
The tarantula hawk is relatively docile and rarely stings without provocation. However the sting, particularly of Pepsis formosa, is among the most painful of any insect, though the intense pain only lasts for about 3 minutes.[3] Commenting on his own experience, one researcher described the pain as "…immediate, excruciating pain that simply shuts down one's ability to do anything, except, perhaps, scream. Mental discipline simply does not work in these situations."[2] In terms of scale, the wasp's sting is rated near the top of the Schmidt Sting Pain Index, second only to that of the bullet ant and is described by Schmidt as "blinding, fierce [and] shockingly electric".[4]
Schmidt Sting Pain Index!
― Jesse, Friday, 17 June 2011 11:58 (twelve years ago) link
Oh, duh, cozen identified it in the original post.
― Jesse, Friday, 17 June 2011 12:00 (twelve years ago) link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schmidt_Sting_Pain_Index
Is this index a joke?
1.8 Bullhorn acacia ant: A rare, piercing, elevated sort of pain. Someone has fired a staple into your cheek.
2.0 Bald-faced hornet: Rich, hearty, slightly crunchy. Similar to getting your hand mashed in a revolving door.
2.0 Yellowjacket: Hot and smoky, almost irreverent. Imagine W. C. Fields extinguishing a cigar on your tongue.
3.0 Paper wasp: Caustic and burning. Distinctly bitter aftertaste. Like spilling a beaker of hydrochloric acid on a paper cut.
― Jesse, Friday, 17 June 2011 12:26 (twelve years ago) link
poll
― the dn centipede (_,(_,(_,(_,(_,(_,(_,(_,(_,(_, ◦ ⃝◦ (cozen), Friday, 17 June 2011 12:33 (twelve years ago) link
Flickr gallery of close up bug faces
― They're coming to get you, (Jenny), Wednesday, 16 November 2011 00:47 (twelve years ago) link
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2353963/Frankenstein-rabbit-monster-spikes-sticking-head-draws-hundreds-thousands-spectators-online.html
http://i.imgur.com/FFwWXvr.jpg
― ᶓ͠סּᴥ͠סּᶔ ᶓͼ᷆ₓͼ᷇ᶔ (gr8080), Thursday, 11 July 2013 22:16 (ten years ago) link
poor little guy
― Treeship, Thursday, 11 July 2013 22:31 (ten years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/jLnsphG.gif
― ᶓ͠סּᴥ͠סּᶔ ᶓͼ᷆ₓͼ᷇ᶔ (gr8080), Wednesday, 20 November 2013 23:36 (ten years ago) link
what is that beautiful beast
― polyphonic, Wednesday, 20 November 2013 23:39 (ten years ago) link
idk but Ian Holm sure seems keen for me to get it back to earth in one piece
― sktsh, Thursday, 21 November 2013 00:25 (ten years ago) link
goblin shark i think
― Number None, Thursday, 21 November 2013 00:38 (ten years ago) link
Yeah goblin shark. Thought extinct till relatively recently I believe.
― I wish to incorporate disco into my small business (chap), Thursday, 21 November 2013 01:19 (ten years ago) link
No. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goblin_shark
― ✓B (Matt P), Thursday, 21 November 2013 02:05 (ten years ago) link
Are the second teeth from an animal hiding inside a shark carcass maybe?
― polyphonic, Thursday, 21 November 2013 07:32 (ten years ago) link
yes, but it's a shark too, so it picked pretty much the absolute worst disguise
― j., Friday, 22 November 2013 00:15 (ten years ago) link
We talked about it over on Weird Animals
http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/wiredscience/2013/10/600-grey-goblin.gif
― 乒乓, Friday, 22 November 2013 00:19 (ten years ago) link
Rodents that are attracted to poo: http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20131111-hate-poo-theres-good-reason-why/all
― Matt Groening's Cousin (Leee), Friday, 22 November 2013 05:36 (ten years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hp0mXz_Qqp4
― gr8080, Monday, 4 May 2015 18:07 (nine years ago) link
some pretty crazy shit here: http://gizmodo.com/this-deep-sea-fisherman-posts-his-discoveries-on-twitte-1790323479
original twitter feed w/ images (in russian) https://twitter.com/rfedortsov/media
― marcos, Tuesday, 20 December 2016 21:04 (seven years ago) link
https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--svrwbNOu--/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800/bcuihhbnenhzasfg09h5.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CwKCReUWcAAg0Zp.jpg
― marcos, Tuesday, 20 December 2016 21:05 (seven years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Czk4oHqWQAAn4FU.jpg