Brazilian Wandering Spider

Image: Fernando Dagosta

Look that adorable, fuzzy spider asking for a hug! I'm gonna go give her a hug.

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Ow! Ooooow! I am bit! I am bited! The pain. The indescribable pain! Someone tell the orphanage there'll be no Santa Claus this year.

Thickclaw Porcelain Crab

Image: Rosario Beach Marine Laboratory

Because sometimes what you really need is one, massive claw.

American Pelecinid Wasp

Image: Andreas Kay
Pelecinus polyturator

This is a wasp that simply doesn't know when to stop!

Australian Prowfish

Image: John Turnbull

A prow is the pointy, front end of a boat. It serves to cut through the water as the ship makes its way through the waves.

Australian Prowfish do look a bit like prows but they're most certainly not cutting the waves at full speed. They're far too lazy for that kind of thing and even if they tried, it turns out they'd have a tough time keeping to a straight line...

Telescope Octopus

Amphitretus pelagicus

We are all in the abyss.

But some of us are looking at the bioluminescent anglerfish.

Arabian Toad-headed Agama

Image: Tamsin Carlisle
Phrynocephalus arabicus

After focusing so much on the Secret Toadhead's weird face, I thought it would be nice to take another look at fun, toadhead tail!