This is a compilation of jump cuts created by bug lover and Instagram user bughaus_adi of insect eggs, and the full grown insects that they develop into. There is also a series of juvenile insects vs adult insects. Those orchid mantises are wild. That spider too. I did warn you

Because work smarter, not harder (read: don’t get up if you don’t have to), this is a video of a clever human using a laser pointer to get their cat to turn off the lights. But can the same trick be used to turn the lights ON? Because while I’m

In heartwarming news, real-life pet detective Erica Hart of Yorkshire, England has used a drone to help locate lost pets at night with the help of thermal imaging technology. To date, Erica has located over 330 lost dogs (at zero cost to their owners!), as well as cats, emus, cows,

Dancer Smac McCreanor, probably best known for her previously posted impressions of a hydraulic press crushing various objects, has teamed up with friends to recreate the dance moves of chickens owned by TikTok user Il Gallinaio Special. Il Gallinaio regularly posts videos of their chickens dancing to a variety of

Spotted by a submersible remote operated vehicle (ROV) launched from the EV Nautilus about 500 nautical miles northwest of Oʻahu, Hawaii, this is a video of a recently discovered Casper octopus. The octopus was found “walking” along the seafloor at a depth of about 2,300m (7,575-feet, ~1.4-miles), with a body

This is a VERY rough timelapse of the lifecycle of a giant owl butterfly as captured in a human hand. The video begins with a tiny egg, proceeds to several stages of caterpillar growth before a chrysalis, and, finally, a butterfly. Man, I can’t wait for my own metamorphosis. It

Drone footage shot by wildlife filmmaker Carlos Gauna and UC Riverside biology doctoral student Phillip Sternes off the coast of Santa Barbara, California shows what might be the first ever newborn great white shark captured on film. Some more details about the rare sighting while I fondly remember the original

Because Mother Nature never ceases to amaze (I once saw her ride a mechanical bull upside down waving her legs like arms), this is a timelapse video of a stick insect molting its old skin. It’s so crazy to think this is the process that evolution developed over tens of