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Meet The Alligator Gar, The 100-Million-Year-Old ‘Megafish’ That Humans Almost Wiped Out

The alligator gar fish, aka Atractosteus spatula, is often found in Texas and weighs up to 350 pounds while measuring up to 10 feet long.

By Natasha Ishak • Aug 28, 2020

Meet The Alligator Gar, The 100-Million-Year-Old ‘Megafish’ That Humans Almost Wiped Out

The alligator gar fish, aka Atractosteus spatula, is often found in Texas and weighs up to 350 pounds while measuring up to 10 feet long.

By Natasha Ishak • August 28, 2020

Meet The Glass Frog, The Transparent Amphibian That’s Baffled Scientists And Foiled Predators

Found in the rainforests of Central and South America, glass frogs are some of the only partially see-through land animals on Earth — and their transparency is their greatest strength.

By Natasha Ishak • Aug 26, 2020

Meet The Glass Frog, The Transparent Amphibian That’s Baffled Scientists And Foiled Predators

Found in the rainforests of Central and South America, glass frogs are some of the only partially see-through land animals on Earth — and their transparency is their greatest strength.

By Natasha Ishak • August 26, 2020

Meet The Japanese Spider Crab, The ‘Daddy Long Legs Of The Sea’

With a leg span of 13 feet, the Japanese spider crab is the biggest crab in the world — and the stuff of nightmares in Japanese folklore.

By Natasha Ishak • Aug 24, 2020

Meet The Japanese Spider Crab, The ‘Daddy Long Legs Of The Sea’

With a leg span of 13 feet, the Japanese spider crab is the biggest crab in the world — and the stuff of nightmares in Japanese folklore.

By Natasha Ishak • August 24, 2020

Biologists Found A Supergiant ‘Sea Cockroach’ And Named It After Darth Vader

Not only is it 30 times larger than other isopod species, but it's also the first new giant isopod species found in over a decade.

By Natasha Ishak • Aug 20, 2020

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Biologists Found A Supergiant ‘Sea Cockroach’ And Named It After Darth Vader

Not only is it 30 times larger than other isopod species, but it's also the first new giant isopod species found in over a decade.

By Natasha Ishak • August 20, 2020

Meet The Barreleye Fish, The Deep-Sea Lurker That Hunts Using Shadows

The barreleye might look like a submarine, but its transparent head is necessary to navigate the 2,500-feet-deep waters in which it lives.

By Natasha Ishak • Aug 19, 2020

Meet The Barreleye Fish, The Deep-Sea Lurker That Hunts Using Shadows

The barreleye might look like a submarine, but its transparent head is necessary to navigate the 2,500-feet-deep waters in which it lives.

By Natasha Ishak • August 19, 2020

How The Nightmare Tongue-Eating Louse Parasite Replaces A Fish’s Tongue

The tongue-eating louse is the only known parasite that can functionally replace a host's organ.

By Natasha Ishak • Aug 18, 2020

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How The Nightmare Tongue-Eating Louse Parasite Replaces A Fish’s Tongue

The tongue-eating louse is the only known parasite that can functionally replace a host's organ.

By Natasha Ishak • August 18, 2020

Meet The Arapaima, The Amazon ‘River Monster’ That Has Survived For 23 Million Years

Also known as the pirarucu or paiche fish, the arapaima is a massive air-breathing fish native to the Amazon Basin in South America.

By Natasha Ishak • Aug 14, 2020

Meet The Arapaima, The Amazon ‘River Monster’ That Has Survived For 23 Million Years

Also known as the pirarucu or paiche fish, the arapaima is a massive air-breathing fish native to the Amazon Basin in South America.

By Natasha Ishak • August 14, 2020

A Mysterious Thief Who Stole Over 100 Pairs Of Shoes Turns Out To Be A Wild Fox

The shoe-stealing fox was uncovered after a resident's investigation into the neighborhood's missing footwear.

By Natasha Ishak • Aug 10, 2020

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A Mysterious Thief Who Stole Over 100 Pairs Of Shoes Turns Out To Be A Wild Fox

The shoe-stealing fox was uncovered after a resident's investigation into the neighborhood's missing footwear.

By Natasha Ishak • August 10, 2020

Meet The Dumbo Octopus That Navigates The Deep Sea With Its Elephant-Ear Fins

It may be cute, but the dumbo octopus is also tough — it can thrive in one of the harshest environments known to man, four miles below the surface of the ocean.

By Natasha Ishak • Jul 29, 2020

Meet The Dumbo Octopus That Navigates The Deep Sea With Its Elephant-Ear Fins

It may be cute, but the dumbo octopus is also tough — it can thrive in one of the harshest environments known to man, four miles below the surface of the ocean.

By Natasha Ishak • July 29, 2020

People Keep Getting Mysterious Seeds In The Mail From China — And Nobody Knows Why

The U.S. Department of Agriculture currently believes this bizarre phenomenon is part of a "brushing scam," while officials continue to investigate.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jul 29, 2020

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People Keep Getting Mysterious Seeds In The Mail From China — And Nobody Knows Why

The U.S. Department of Agriculture currently believes this bizarre phenomenon is part of a "brushing scam," while officials continue to investigate.

By Marco Margaritoff • July 29, 2020