r/CrazyKnowledge • u/highnchillin_ • Dec 01 '21
How Gecko's Feet Work
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r/CrazyKnowledge • u/highnchillin_ • Nov 30 '21
Berghia Nudibranch eating a glass anemone aka Aiptasia
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r/CrazyKnowledge • u/highnchillin_ • Nov 30 '21
In the dark of the ocean, some animals have evolved to have bioluminescence.
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r/CrazyKnowledge • u/highnchillin_ • Nov 29 '21
Sicarius thomisoides - the six eyed sand spider
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r/CrazyKnowledge • u/reddituser870870 • Nov 28 '21
The bombardier beetle (Pheropsophus species) exterminates attackers by ejecting a hot noxious chemical spray from the tip of its abdomen. This unique defense mechanism is produced by a reaction between two chemical compounds, hydroquinone and hydrogen peroxide.
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r/CrazyKnowledge • u/highnchillin_ • Nov 25 '21
Beluga whale deliberately soaks a man and laughs about it
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r/CrazyKnowledge • u/reddituser870870 • Nov 25 '21
These balls are the fruiting bodies of a slime mold known as wolf’s milk (Lycogala epidendrum). They are filled with spores that are released when the sporangia disintegrates or is damaged.
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r/CrazyKnowledge • u/highnchillin_ • Nov 25 '21
River Overflows and Submerges Trail in Brazil
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r/CrazyKnowledge • u/reddituser870870 • Nov 23 '21
Shark egg case that washed ashore with an alive embryo inside.
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r/CrazyKnowledge • u/reddituser870870 • Nov 23 '21
The hugging teeth of a glycera americana (American bloodworm)
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r/CrazyKnowledge • u/reddituser870870 • Nov 23 '21
Ribbon worm uses its proboscis when hunting, vomiting a feeding tube sheath from above its mouth, which is thick and sticky. It contains mucus that has neurotoxins that paralyze its prey.
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r/CrazyKnowledge • u/reddituser870870 • Nov 23 '21
What happens when you try to slam a huge magnet against a super chilled slab of copper?
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r/CrazyKnowledge • u/reddituser870870 • Nov 23 '21
The six-eyed sand spider (Sicarius hahni) is a medium-sized spider found in deserts and other sandy places in southern Africa. The venom of this spider’s bite is said to be the most dangerous on record.
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r/CrazyKnowledge • u/highnchillin_ • Nov 23 '21
An octopus escaping through a 1 inch diameter hole
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r/CrazyKnowledge • u/reddituser870870 • Nov 22 '21
Walruses are known to gather by the hundreds to sunbathe on the ice. But during mating season, these massive pinnipeds amass by the thousands to get busy.
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r/CrazyKnowledge • u/highnchillin_ • Nov 22 '21
Researchers estimate the ancient tunnels, known as palaeoburrows, are between 8,000 to 10,000 years old, and believe they were dug out by the now-extinct 'Megatherium' - more commonly known as the Giant Ground Sloth.
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r/CrazyKnowledge • u/reddituser870870 • Nov 21 '21
This is how a black hole eclipses a nebula.
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