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The peacock mantis shrimp is not here to make friends
The peacock mantis shrimp is beautiful, deadly, and has more tricks up its sleeve than a Bond villain.
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Moon moths have the creepiest energy and we’re here for it
Moon moth are outta this world.
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The eastern great egret looks like a proper Christmas angel
Now that is an intimidatingly beautiful creature.
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The blue-banded pitta has already got its Christmas jumper on
Look at this proud little guy. Now there’s someone who’s ready for the holidays.
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Robin redbreasts are belligerent Christmas bullies
How can something so adorable be so pugnacious. Just look at that face. So sweet. So unassuming. So ready for robin-on-robin warfare.
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Asian horned frogs look like grouchy muppets
If we had to pick the face of 2020, this would be it. The indignation. The disappointment. The unmistakable look of “I did not sign up for this.”
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The squarespot anthias is the ocean’s pocket mirror
With colours like that, you wouldn’t think the squarespot anthias needs much else to catch the eye. But this fish goes all out, wearing an almost perfectly shaped mirror on its body.
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The common green magpie is anything but
It’s not like the Australian magpie isn’t great. Australian magpies are elegant and hyper-smart and we love them. But let’s be honest – they’ve got nothing on the common green magpie when it comes to sheer beauty.
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This giant firefly looks even weirder in the light
Of all the insects you could encounter in the forests of Thailand, this has to be one of the strangest.
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The spotted litter frog sits like a human and it has us crying
I mean, look at this little guy, sitting up all by itself. It looks so proud, so determined. While all the other frogs are sitting around like frogs, the spotted litter frog has figured out how to sit like a real gentleman. Wheel a tiny dining table in and we’re done.