Captain Nemo of the Nautilus has requested your company at the formal Captain’s Ball on Saturday night, you don’t want to disappoint so you graciously accept knowing you’ll have the chance to show off your fantastic new silver Octopus cufflinks — via Etsy
A tiny jumping spider is attempting to eat a fly larger than he is
Scientists are celebrating the unexpected emergence of an endangered orchid, saved from the blade of a bulldozer on the New South Wales central coast — via redwolf.newsvine.com
In an annual survey of wildlife spotted around rivers and canals for British Waterways, the number of kingfishers seen by members of the public between March and September has risen 217% to 596, despite fears many of the birds might not survive last winter’s icy spell — via redwolf.newsvine.com
For the first time, scientists have discovered a boa constrictor that reproduces by virgin birth.
Intriguingly, these giant female serpents only gave birth in this fatherless manner in years when males were present, researchers added — via redwolf.newsvine.com
The record-holder for the smallest frog in the world apparently makes up for its miniature size by packing a wallop of poison, research reveals.
With a body that’s only 10 millimeters long, the Mount Iberia frog (Eleutherodactylus iberia) from Cuba currently holds the Guinness World Record for smallest frog — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A video showing them stumbling around the floor before keeling over in apparent paralysis has already notched up almost a million viewings — via redwolf.newsvine.com
The authorities in Kenya say game rangers have shot dead three suspected elephant poachers in two separate incidents over the past week — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Luminous cells from jellyfish can be used to diagnose cancers deep inside the body, scientists have said — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A New South Wales vet has performed an emergency Caesarean on a dying flying fox — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A young family in Darwin’s rural area is in shock after its six-month-old puppy was shot dead about 100 metres from its home yesterday afternoon — via redwolf.newsvine.com
The strange smooth shadow in the tree is a cockatoo. The light wasn’t with me
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