Weird insects

Here are a list of six of the grossest animal defenses in nature. This is one list that's sure to turn your stomach upside down!

People with Centipedes as their Spirit Animal

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This bag worm has made itself a protective “witch’s hat” from a rolled leaf. They make their “bags” from twigs, leaves and silk. Photo: Girish Gowda.

It seems the universe is constantly making fun at our expense. One of the ways it does that is by trying to disorientate us. Whether it's a rock that looks exactly like a human heart or a cloud formation that disguised itself as a floating ocean, optical illusions are all around us.

Sun is shining, birds are chirping, and the living is easy. We’d like to think of nature this way. But it moves in mysterious ways and it’s called Mother Nature for a reason.

this must be the fanciest beetle (Phengodidae) in the world Brazilian Amazon

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