Flora/Fauna

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New Family of deep-sea crab from hot vents. Its conspicuous fur has given it the informal name, Yeti crab, after the hairy abominable snowman.
The Bigfin Squid seen in the Pacific Ocean. Also the most terrifying thing I've ever seen.
Cestum veneris, Venus's Girdle. This thing is a real, living animal!
Cestum veneris, Venus's Girdle. This thing is a real, living animal!
Dark Roasted Blend: The Most Surreal Insect on Earth
This is a scale model (by Alfred Keller) of the Brazilian Treehopper, or Bocydium globulare - a real living insect. The purpose (if there is one) of the spheroids growing from its thorax is still unknown.
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A scanning electron microscope image of spider silk glands making a thread originally from Dennis Kunkel Microscopy.
Translucent Pelagic octopus - Chris Newbert @ ultraorange.net & National Geographic
The translucent Pelagic Octopus