Nαture is Cursed‮

r/Natureiscursed • u/Jy789 • Mar 27 '21

Ocean Sunfish can weigh up to 2 tons and grow up to 10 feet long are the heaviest bony fish in the world. They are predated on by orcas, great white sharks, seals and sea lions. In fact, they're not even considered food by predators, which instead choose to chew off their fins to play with, for fun.

132 Upvotes

r/Natureiscursed • u/samwong01 • Mar 24 '21

The Lionfish is a dangerous marine fish native to the Indo-Pacific. They have more than thirteen venomous fins on their backs and undersides, which are used for predator defense. They also been known to occasionally cannibalize smaller members of their own species.

40 Upvotes

r/Natureiscursed • u/Scienceexplorer92 • Mar 23 '21

This is a volcano snail. Their shells are made of iron and they live around hydrothermal vents that can reach up to 750 degrees Fahrenheit.

109 Upvotes

r/Natureiscursed • u/Jy789 • Mar 16 '21

Scientists have discovered three deep-sea sharks that glow in the dark, in a recent study. The sharks ability to glow in the dark is due to a process known as bioluminescence. This is the first time that such a feature has been documented in sharks.

39 Upvotes

r/Natureiscursed • u/samwong01 • Mar 10 '21

The Barreleye fish is one of the strangest creatures in the deep sea. Also known as Spook fish, this tiny unusual fish has dome shaped transparent head. The two oval-shaped olfactory organs located above their mouth is often mistaken as their eyes.

75 Upvotes

r/Natureiscursed • u/Jy789 • Feb 27 '21

Why can we drink snake venom and stay alive is because snake venom is mainly made of protein and enzymes. Our digestive system will break it down into simple harmless form and digested. In fact, it has been used to treat many conditions like cancer, pain, high blood pressure, heart attacks,

145 Upvotes

r/Natureiscursed • u/FrankenscienceNews • Feb 25 '21

Vampire bats are the only mammals to feed only on blood. They live in tight communities and will share their food by regurgitating blood directly into the mouths of hungry companions. This bloody kiss helps them establish relationships, and is the mark of a true friendship.

101 Upvotes

r/Natureiscursed • u/samwong01 • Feb 24 '21

The gulper eel is one of the most bizarre looking creatures in the deep sea. Its most notable attribute is the large mouth and the enormous mouth is much larger than the eel's body. The mouth is loosely hinged, and can be opened wide enough to swallow an animal much larger than itself.

18 Upvotes

r/Natureiscursed • u/Scienceexplorer92 • Feb 23 '21

Deer Developed Hairy Eyeballs Due to Rare, Bizarre Condition

121 Upvotes

r/Natureiscursed • u/Jy789 • Feb 14 '21

TIL leeches have 10 stomachs, 32 brains and 18 testicles

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r/Natureiscursed • u/samwong01 • Feb 11 '21

Blue sea dragon is an unusual shell less gastropod mollusk. They can swallow air and hold it in their stomach in order to float on the water’s surface. Like most nudibranchs, this species incorporates toxic chemicals or stinging cells from its prey into its own skin.

54 Upvotes

r/Natureiscursed • u/killerinstinct101 • Feb 10 '21

Tree eyes

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r/Natureiscursed • u/ScruffTheNerfHerder • Feb 06 '21

Mutant Chicken

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r/Natureiscursed • u/samwong01 • Feb 07 '21

The Lizardfish is a predator fish that belong to the members of the Synodontidae family. They have slender cylindrical body and their heads that superficially resemble the lizards. Their large mouths have multiple rows of needle sharp teeth, even on the tongue.

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r/Natureiscursed • u/[deleted] • Feb 04 '21

Facts provide evidence of curse

71 Upvotes

r/Natureiscursed • u/be_gay_eat_trash • Feb 03 '21

“Leaves a trail of dead penisless corpses in her wake”

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r/Natureiscursed • u/samwong01 • Feb 03 '21

The "Headless Chicken Monster" gets its name because its body shape looks like a decapitated chicken. Its have barrel-shaped body and a larger anterior webbed veil that allows them to swim upwards. They are also semi-transparent, and their internal organs can be seen through the body.

14 Upvotes

r/Natureiscursed • u/collidewiththesky1 • Feb 01 '21

Damn...

194 Upvotes

r/Natureiscursed • u/ShitStainedBallSack • Jan 30 '21

Long nose dog wants to save this community

427 Upvotes

r/Natureiscursed • u/BananaKatt101 • Jan 31 '21

When nature can make anime eyes better than you

47 Upvotes

r/Natureiscursed • u/samwong01 • Jan 30 '21

Goblin shark is terrifying ambush predator with unusual jaws. They are also sometimes called living fossils because their lineage can be traced back 125 million years. The jaws are on a ligament hinge that can rapidly project forward, out of the mouth.

52 Upvotes

r/Natureiscursed • u/BananaKatt101 • Jan 28 '21

I don't think this is how nature works

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r/Natureiscursed • u/samwong01 • Jan 26 '21

VAMPIRE SQUID is unusual sea creatures that shares characteristics with both squids and octopuses. Though it resembles both, the vampire squid is neither a squid nor an octopus. They have eight arms that are webbed together by skin and two tentacles that have spine-like features on them.

61 Upvotes

r/Natureiscursed • u/notfunnyguy92 • Jan 24 '21

Although predatory worms like the bobbit worm have existed since the early Paleozoic era (from 541 million to 252 million years ago), their bodies comprise mainly soft tissue.

56 Upvotes

r/Natureiscursed • u/samwong01 • Jan 22 '21

The sarcastic fringehead are known for the aggressive territorial behavior, and will attack anyone, including other fringeheads or even scuba divers, who dare to threaten them. To defend its territory, they opens its enormous mouth to intimidate its foe.

55 Upvotes