Because Mother Nature is freakier than four dudes in a two-man horse costume, this is a video captured by nature photographer David Weiller of a giant red millipede traversing a branch in Madagascar’s Marojejy National Park. Just look at all those legs — there’s like 160+! For reference, I only
This is a video of nature lover and photographer Mark Bowler getting up close and personal with a snake-mimic caterpillar (Hemeroplanes triptolemus), which has evolved an ass that looks like the head of a venomous pit viper in order to avoid predation. I’d say that works. I’m not even interested
This is a video captured by Twitter user jamie amalea pappas of two turtles playing in a pond, with one slapping the other’s face while swimming backwards, taunting it. We all have that friend. Or, should I say, we all had that friend before we finally read a self help
This is a video captured by an unmanned rover operated by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) featuring a previously unseen species of crown (Atolla) jellyfish. Crown jellyfish my ass — somebody call Samus! This particular metroid lives at depths between 3,323 to 10,463 feet (or about 2 to
Because sea lions are the jokers of the ocean, this is a video of a pinniped exiting the ocean and climbing the stairs to a resort pool, where it takes a dip before chasing a man out of his lounge chair. THAT’S MY CHAIR, TOURIST! It then proceeds to rub
This is a video of South African wildlife photographer and conservationist Nick Kleer blending in with his surroundings so well while taking photos that a mob of meerkats use him as a jungle gym and lookout. As far as problems go, this is one I only wish I had. Instead
Because Mother Nature never ceases to shock and awe move and inspire, this is a video of a visitor at Zuroloma Birding in Pichincha, Ecuador handfeeding several birds, including a masked flowerpiercer (the blue bird with red eyes), and a sword-billed hummingbird. Look at the beak on that thing! You
Because time waits for no one, this is an only four-hour old llama taking its gangly legs out for a test spin. Then it lays down. Then it falls over. ERR0R, ERR0R, 2CUTE2C0MPUTE! Look — it’s so cute my computer is overheating! “I saw you pour your coffee in there.”