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Some moths camouflage themselves as bird poop; Macrocilix maia takes it one step further and imitates two flies feeding on bird poop
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macrocilix_maia
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How the fuck evolution did thisSome moths camouflage themselves as bird poop; Macrocilix maia takes it one step further and imitates two flies feeding on bird poop
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macrocilix_maia
>>210 (OP)
How the fuck evolution did this>>209 (OP)
like in avatarhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maned_wolf
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Don't worry, it's harmlessA Bombardier beetle using its chemical defence.
The Southern Pudu is one of the smallest deer species in the world, native to southern Chile and southwestern Argentina. It inhabits humid temperate forests and the Cordilleran coastal range, although its populations are concentrated mainly on Chiloé Island rather than on the mainland. Males have small antlers that curve backward. The species is classified as Near Threatened, and its populations are declining due to hunting, habitat loss, vehicle collisions, and the presence of feral dogs and invasive deer species such as chital and red deer.
The Southern Pudu is one of the smallest deer species in the world, native to southern Chile and southwestern Argentina. It inhabits humid temperate forests and the Cordilleran coastal range, although its populations are concentrated mainly on Chiloé Island rather than on the mainland. Males have small antlers that curve backward. The species is classified as Near Threatened, and its populations are declining due to hunting, habitat loss, vehicle collisions, and the presence of feral dogs and invasive deer species such as chital and red deer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SOjmJG73UI
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badass animal>>200 (OP)
badass animalAn anaconda realigning its jaw after eating a meal
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Cute little hatThese are the larvae of the Bunaea alcinoe moth, one of the most unusual species of silkworms in the world.
These are the larvae of the Bunaea alcinoe moth, one of the most unusual species of silkworms in the world.
Woylie (bettongia ogilbyi)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woylie
The beautiful sea slug Spanish Dancer Nudibranch
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beautiful>>185 (OP)
beautifulPhronima sedentaria - a transparent crustacean that lives in the ocean's twilight zone, known for using its claws to hollow out the body of a salp, which it uses as a home and nursery for its young.
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smol alienPhronima sedentaria - a transparent crustacean that lives in the ocean's twilight zone, known for using its claws to hollow out the body of a salp, which it uses as a home and nursery for its young.
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smol alienShellback Crabs (Genus Hypoconcha): these crabs create their own shields using discarded clamshells, and they have semi-membranous bodies that can be pressed into the contours of the shell, producing a suction mechanism that holds it firmly in place
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true hermit crabShellback Crabs (Genus Hypoconcha): these crabs create their own shields using discarded clamshells, and they have semi-membranous bodies that can be pressed into the contours of the shell, producing a suction mechanism that holds it firmly in place
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true hermit crab