Fire Ants! It has been adapting, evolving for 150 million years 14 000 species they are nearly everywhere thriving.

posted by BSR 5 months ago • 53 views • 48:05

Biologists in New Zealand have found around 100 new species after exploring a rift some 5 kilometers beneath the sea. The organisms include some that scientists can't even identify, as well as a strange... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 year ago • 234 views • 2:07

SKELETON PANDA SEA SQUIRT: A new species of sea creature that has a distinctive skeleton-like body structure and black spots that resemble a panda has been discovered in Japan. The "skeleton panda sea... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 year ago • 42 views • 36 secs

Scientists discover a new species lurking in the depths of the southern ocean. This is the Antarctic Strawberry Feather Star. Researchers describe it as a large (8”) creature with 20 arms.

posted by newtboy 1 year 6 months 3 weeks ago • 94 views • 37 secs

YouTube description: During his visit to Jim Henson's Creature Shop, Adam not only learned about how Fraggle Rock's Doozers are built, he spoke directly with Architect and Cotterpin Doozer about how... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 8 months 3 weeks ago • 159 views • 25:55

YouTube description: Adam Savage visits one of the world's most joyful places: Jim Henson's Creature Shop! While there, veteran puppeteers John Tartaglia and Donna Kimball use Gobo and Mokey Fraggle... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 8 months 3 weeks ago • 134 views • 21:30

"Dig into the genetic adaptations of cockroaches, and find out what makes it so hard to get rid of these tenacious creatures..." From http://boingboing.net/2022/04/19/why-are-cockroaches-so-hard-to-kill.html.... continue reading

posted by ant 2 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 56 views • 5:10

the takeaways from this video...when it was posted; the slogan 'x matters'; a simple healthcare measure still unavailable for many and how control of a women's life, or the most humane way to prevent abortions,... continue reading

posted by luxintenebris 2 years 11 months 1 week ago • 126 views • 2:53

MBARI sustained our commitment to ocean exploration and discovery in 2021. The year brought more challenges, but exploring our big, blue backyard always inspires awe and wonder—and curiosity about the... continue reading

posted by newtboy 3 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 382 views • 3:16

"Opossums and possums are awesome. Here’s how to tell the difference. #shorts..."

posted by ant 3 years 6 months 1 week ago • 73 views • 22 secs

From Youtube, "CREDITS: This video was made in collaboration with Benedikt Pleyer, who is a gifted microscopist and has a wonderful contagious passion for discovering the incredible worlds that exist... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 4 years 1 month ago • 276 views • 11:43

"... Sounds that animals make can be really different, and it turns out that there's a reason why some species communicate with certain sounds..."

posted by ant 4 years 10 months ago • 14 views • 4:04

This strange creature was only discovered by marine biologists in 2007 during a deep water expedition. Teuthidodrilus, commonly known as the "Squidworm", is just as flamboyant as it is strange in appearance.... continue reading

posted by newtboy 5 years 1 month 4 weeks ago • 779 views • 3:38

Scientists from UVM and Tufts repurposed living cells scraped from frog embryos and assembled them into entirely new life-forms. More: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1zVG8wptOOI https://youtu.be/XLI7VtjgOyk ... continue reading

posted by newtboy 5 years 1 month 4 weeks ago • 171 views • 57 secs

YouTube description: You can tell a lot about an animal from the way it moves, which is why scientists have been recreating the movements of an extinct crocodile-like creature called Orobates pabsti.... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 443 views • 4:19

YouTube description: Less than 2 percent of the ocean floor has been explored by scientists. “Every time we go to the deep sea, we find new species of organisms,” explains geobiologist Victoria... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 5 months 1 week ago • 129 views • 9:46

Sea Creatures can be monstrously large, but how big can they get compared to you?

posted by Mekanikal 7 years 6 months ago • 135 views • 7:03

"... Deconstructed". "Deep sea creatures look so..... odd? But why? ..."

posted by ant 7 years 6 months ago • 26 views • 6:37