Fun fact: If all the salt dissolved in Earth's oceans were spread evenly across the planet's land, it would create a layer over 150 meters (500 feet) thick.
Interstitial skin in bronzeback snake
When threatened it expands its body to reveal the blue skin between its scales, making it appear larger and more intimidating.
At first glance, it looks like a snake. But it's actually a legless lizard! Meet the European glass lizard-a reptile that can shed part of its tail to escape predators
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Fungal guttation
A process in which fungi exude excess moisture and metabolic byproducts. This liquid contains sugars, pigments, and other compounds.
This spider literally has mirrors on its back. It can expand and contract those mirrors depending on its mood.
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The pretzel slime mold
This amoeba like organism crawls across heavily decayed wood and feeds on bacteria, fungal spores, and other organic matter.
The pretzel slime mold
This amoeba like organism crawls across heavily decayed wood and feeds on bacteria, fungal spores, and other organic matter.
Giant firefly larvae and adult
They spend 1-2 years in their larval stage voraciously hunting prey like snails, worms and other invertebrates
A small colony of ants moving into an old praying mantis egg sac—a reminder that, in nature, nothing goes to waste
