Awesome animals appreciation club

[tangerine]

Have you ever seen baby squids being born? It is awesome and beautiful.

 

[Ghost X]

Spoiler: I present the peacock spider:

 

[Flare]

Spoiler: Bearded Vulture.

I think it looks pretty cool.

 

[Ghost X]

Spoiler: Melibe colemani

A transparent sea slug that looks like a bunch of twigs. You may have seen a video recently of an insect that is similar, but I think this sea slug is better .

 

[Ghost X]

Spoiler: The Creatonotos Gangis Moth.

 

[ForceStealer]

That is a final fantasy enemy if I have ever seen one

 

[Ghost X]

I didn't realise such a colourful variety of mantis species existed... until now

- Orchid Mantis
- Devils Flower Mantis
- Spiny Flower Mantis
- Dead Leaf Mantis
- Indian Flower Mantis <-- even comes with emojis on its wings .

 

[Octo]

That devil one is the stuff of nightmares. Awesome though

 

[Ghost X]

I like this close up shot of one:

Pity it is a small image.

 

[Mage]

In space, no-one can hear you scream.

Spoiler: Can I get some love for the Pipistrelle bat?

EDIT: Reasons bats are awesome:

- they eat annoying insects like mozzies
- their poo is great fertiliser
- their poo crumbles to dust
- their poo carries no harmful bacteria
- they can live in your loft without turning your home into a health hazard unlike squirrels
- they use sonar to catch prey insects
- they're rodents but way cooler than stinky caca rats
- they only come out at night (my local ones can be seen from dusk) because they're nocturnal
- they're teeny tiny wee things rather than winged bastards of terror like gulls or pigeons
- I'm a witch, it's kinda mandatory.

 

[Ghost X]

Image search "Nudibranch" in your search engine of choice, and be amazed by what you find, such as the following:

 

[Mage]

I can't look at sea slugs without thinking of Bioshock. They are amazing-looking animals though.

 

[LicoriceAllsorts]

It needs a better name than nudibranch.

 

[Ghost X]

It is pronounced "noo-duh-brangk", and means nude gills .