A lot of people are saying they’re regretting voting for trump... I can see why.

posted by newtboy 1 year 10 months 3 weeks ago • 628 views • 1:01

YouTube description: This translucent Deepstaria jelly unfurled as it whorled and shapeshifted in currents created by ROV Hercules' thrusters. Its bright red resident isopod, a relative of the pillbug,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 9 months 1 week ago • 789 views • 5:43

YouTube description: There was so much I wasn't able to tell you. Like, for example, most of the jellyfish on display at the aquarium are born and bred at the aquarium. They do active research on jellyfish... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 years 1 month ago • 1,387 views • 8:03

YouTube description: This millipede uses deadly cyanide gas to keep predators at bay. But one beetle can tolerate the toxic defense and rides the millipede like a bucking bronco. Who will win this showdown... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 years 2 months 1 week ago • 336 views • 4:33

The wet season started and so fire related projects are harder to do. So I planted this years crop of yams using a different technique. The stones covering the mounds protect the yams from predators such... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 3 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 470 views • 6:48

YouTube description: Voracious, venomous and hella leggy, house centipedes are masterful predators with a knack for fancy footwork. But not all their legs are made for walking, they put some to work... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 years 9 months 1 week ago • 507 views • 4:32

Walt Disney World is smack dab in the middle of a swamp in a state that is, more or less, a big swamp itself. So with that in mind, why isn’t Walt Disney World swarming with mosquitoes?

posted by Mordhaus 4 years 2 weeks ago • 497 views • 6:29

"BOO!" Look who's back!!!

posted by PlayhousePals 4 years 2 months 1 week ago • 1,638 views • 3:13

Ewww Ewww EWWW!!! YouTube: When predators attack, daddy longlegs deliberately release their limbs to escape. They can drop up to three and still get by just fine.

posted by PlayhousePals 4 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 881 views • 4:05

There’s no mammal in the world quite like the tree pangolin. Covered in reptilian-like scales that protect it from predators in the wild, the pangolin will curl into a ball when threatened. Unfortunately,... continue reading

posted by newtboy 5 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 2,215 views • 1:48

YouTube description: It's not vanity. For cats, staying clean is a matter of life and death. And their tongue, specially equipped for the job, is just one of the things that makes cats such successful predators. ... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 4 months ago • 368 views • 3:47

The killer punch of the mantis shrimp is the fastest strike in the animal kingdom, a skill that goes hand in hand with its extraordinary eyesight. They can see an invisible level of reality using polarized... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 5 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 33 views • 4:00

YouTube: Why do cats love to hang out in boxes so much? It has something to do with being stone cold predators. And, a little anxiety.

posted by PlayhousePals 5 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 27 views • 2:15

For years marine biologists have puzzled over what the mysterious vampire squid eats. Recent research by Henk-Jan Hoving and Bruce Robison at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute finally reveals... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 6 years 2 months ago • 955 views • 4:33

YouTube: Erick Greene and his team employ "roboraptors"—taxidermied hawks and owls with robotic moving parts— to learn about how birds communicate with alarm calls when a predator is nearby.

posted by PlayhousePals 6 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 919 views • 2:13

YouTube: The colorful, acrobatic dragonfly may seem familiar, but this stunning macro film reveals the mysteries behind its metamorphic life cycle—and some surprising adaptations.

posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 62 views • 14:55

Smithsonian channel short story about a great white shark being eaten by a super predator.

This thing can see in the UV and IR spectrum? It punches as hard as a .22 bullet? It is clearly the precursor to the Predator, I can only hope it never evolves to come on land.

posted by Mordhaus 9 years 1 month ago • 488 views • 1:39