Sea pigs are the aliens of the sea
Nicknamed the ocean’s vacuum cleaners, sea pigs are more than just a pretty face.
Nicknamed the ocean’s vacuum cleaners, sea pigs are more than just a pretty face.
If weird insects are your thing, feast your eyes on the weirdest of them all – the trilobite beetle, a creature that looks like it’d be more at home with the dinosaurs than in the forests of present day.
Meet the desert spadefoot— a round, small amphibian that always looks just a little bit sad.
This really is a ‘look but don’t touch’ situation, because as stunning as that blue viper is, it’s not the kind of creature you want to mess with.
If you’re wondering what life in the deepest, darkest depths of Australia’s eastern abyss looks like, feast your eyes on the glory that is the peanut worm – arguably the world’s most suggestive life-form, second only to the legendary pigbutt worm.
It might look like it’s ready to explore the galaxy in its perfect little helmet and protective suit, but this amazing beetle hasn’t always been so pretty.
In nature, the best form of defence is camouflage, and feather stars have got that down to an art.
The rare moustached kingfisher has been photographed for the first time amid a controversial expedition.
A genetic mutation has caused a rare colourful funnel-web spider
Driven almost to extinction, the woylie still clings to existance