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Sabrina Imbler

A deep-sea cusk eek in the family Bassozetus glimpsed in the Central Pacific Basin.

Rays Week

New Assfish Photo Just Dropped

A ocellate river stingray swimming, along with a logo for Rays Week.

Stingrays Can Do Math. But Why Would They?

Creaturefector

Every Animal On The Wikipedia Page For “Apparent Death,” Ranked By How Dead They Appear

The newly described Malagasy litterhopper, Valalyllum folium.

New Leaf-Like Insect Just Dropped

A pigeon nest comprising of a single stick and egg on top of a bed.

Birdfector

Why Do Pigeon Nests Look So Shitty? An Investigation

A small giant squid frozen into the shape of a cube

What’s Inside The Squid Cube?

A tick is photographed in the laboratory of the INRA (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique) which constitutes a "tiquothèque" to study its geographical distribution, the presence of disease, the development of the Lyme disease on September 28, 2018 in Champenoux, eastern France. - The laboratory appeals to the private individuals to collect the ticks having pricked them. (Photo by JEAN-CHRISTOPHE VERHAEGEN / AFP) (Photo by JEAN-CHRISTOPHE VERHAEGEN/AFP via Getty Images)

Funbag

I Respect Ticks But I Still Want Them Dead

A pumpkin toadlet jumps and does not stick the landing

Why Is This Tiny Frog So Awful At Jumping?

a photo of the house centipede, Scutigera coleoptrata