They are about the size of your finger, very loud, extremely sex-crazed and they are about to take over the east coast. According to the Smithsonian Institution researcher Gary Hevel, one trillion cicadas, which will outnumber humans 20,000-to-1, have begun burrowing their tiny bodies from out the depths of America’s southern soils. A conservative –
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WTF? Damn Nature you Scary
This is nature at its absolute disgusting, creepy, horrific best. Australian skater Brent Askwith was working on a film when he saw a huge spider. He killed it with some insecticidal spray and then a massive parasitic worm…well just watch the video.
Oh Great – New Species of Tree-Dwelling Tarantulas
Yes that ‘tarantulas’ is in the plural form…as in nine new species of tree-dwelling tarantulas have been identified in central and eastern Brazil. The sixteen new spieces are all colorful and cute, which is feared to make them attractive for idiots in the tarantula pet trade. Arboreal tarantulas — known from a few tropical places
The Coolest Caterpillar Ever – Comes with it’s own Voodoo Mask
Dafuq… Damn Mother Nature you crazy! Looking like it just came out of a video game, the Pink Underwing Moth – Phyllodes imperialis, or as I like to call it ‘Hoodoo Grand Zombie’, has an oversized head and way too short for its body legs, can be found eating goodies in the rain forests of
WTF? Scorpionflies that Feed on Human Sweat
Great, it looks as if scorpions may have developed wings and will be migrating to a town near you. No not really, in fact it is not even a scorpion, or a stinger at the end of its tail. It is a common scorpionfly with an upturned scorpion-like genitalia or ‘tail’. They feed on dead
Glowing Cockroaches with their own Set of Headlights
So when the big boom goes and nuclear war has decimated all living things on earth…there will be still light. Why? Because the only known species believed to be able to survive the bomb has its own set of frickin’ headlights. Scientists dub this uber rare 24-millimeter-long cockroach Lucihormetica luckae, which along with the other
It’s a Furby with Wings
What do you get when you cross a poodle with a moth? Yup there is such a thing as a ‘poodle moth’. Where the hell did this thing come from? Believe it or not the strange fur coat wearing insect is for real and is a native of Venezuela, where scientist Dr Arthur Anker caught
Weta Big Bug – Worlds Biggest Insect Discovered
I think I saw one of these in a King Kong movie…She’s called a ‘Weta Bug’, weighs as much as 3 mice and she has a wing span of seven inches. Former park ranger Mark Moffett, 55, has found the biggest insect ever on record – so large it can wolf down a carrot. The
Why does that Berry have Legs?
At first glance I actually thought this was some kind of berry being hoisted away on the back of an insect. But on closer inspection, it is actually a poor ladybird resting on a flower, both welcoming the sun after enduring a chilly pre-dawn and covered in droplets of morning dew. The amazing image was
Praying Mantis – a Dogs Best Friend
Never underestimate the power of friendship or a good battle…what starts of as a duel to the death ends up being to pals lying on their back, taking in some rays. A praying mantis would seem not to have a prayer of winning a fight against a dog — but this little fella is trying
