Byostra

[Science Magazine @ScienceMagazine]

In what may be one of Earth’s craziest forms of mimicry, researchers in 2023 reported a species of rove beetle that grows a termite puppet on its back to fool real termites into feeding it.

Learn more during #InsectWeek: https://t.co/DGNVVL0Pjz

[Strange Animals @Strange_Animals]

The incredible colours of sea lice!

(Photos Yury Ivanov)

[All day Astronomy @forallcurious]

🚨: Scientists just found 38 new species of deep-sea organisms in waters near Japan

[Strange Animals @Strange_Animals]

The tasselled wobbegong is a species of carpet shark that can grow to around 2 metres long.

Its fringed skin, flat body & intricate patterns allow it to disappear against coral reefs, lying motionless until unsuspecting prey comes too close.

(Photos Rahmat Al Falah)

[Aaron 🇨🇦 @canuck5551]

Pretty cool view of the nictitating membrane (transparent second eyelid) of a Sandhill Crane

[⚓️, fιᥲ ; viperfish of #deepseatwt @angelviperfish]

the skeleton shrimp is sso cool ,,,

[Gug @GugUnderwater]

The largest and most beautiful #veliger I’ve ever seen!

Shot last week off Bali, far offshore, on scuba, at night, out over the deep abyss.

[ねこくわがた🐞 @stagbeetle1024]

タテスジヒメジンガサハムシ

[Igor Adameyko @adameykolab]

Absolutely magical sea anemone larva (about 7 mm) from The Lombok Strait, Indonesia 🇮🇩

[Byostra @Byostra]

One of my favorite guys

[Damn Nature You Scary @AmazingSights]

This small creature is a Phronima. It attacks sea salps, eats the inside of the animal, lays eggs, and rides the carapace through the ocean.

[Dreamscapes and Nightmares @Dreamscapes42]

Species of stingless bee that follows a crystal growth algorithm for the comb...When bees follow the same rules in a different part of the hive, a pattern emerges overall.

These bee patterns are still based on the essential chemical rules that govern all matter on Earth. 🐝

[Dr Richard Kirby @PlanktonPundit]

Be intrigued, be amazed, fall in love with plankton. The microscopic larvae of horseshoe worms (phylum Phoronida) are beautiful. They were first 'discovered' in 1846 by J Muller and thought to be an adult animal he called an Actinotrocha. They are still known by two names, the actinotrocha or phoronid larva. @NatGeo @zeiss_micro

[Byostra @Byostra]

Love this plant so much. It only grows a little over half an inch a year so you know these are old as fuck

[世界の動物図鑑@スマホケース販売中 @jamafra1243]

常緑の多年生植物、ヤレータ。
ただの苔にしか見えないが？多くの個体が3000歳を超える植物。

南アメリカの3,200mから4,500mの高地に自生。

[わらび餅 @warabimochi_ic]

背中にコケを生やすゾウムシ(Lithinus
sp.)
今回のマダガスカルで一番印象に残った虫。存在は知ってたけどまさか見られるとは…

[5364 @5364mst]

知り合いからの頂き物
ツシマヘリビロトゲハムシ
Platyria melli
長崎県対馬のお土産です。食樹はクロウメモドキ科のケンポナシ。
見れば見るほど妙な虫ですね

[Oceaiii🐋🐬 @oceaiii]

A Brittle star releasing her eggs

[すけクワ @sukekuwa0729]

あんた何してんの…

[Nicky Bay @singaporemacro]

First time seeing a fluffy soft-toy-like isopod. The hairs seem to collect dust particles (or mould?) as they seem to be in the early stages of collection in the mancae (babies).

[Byostra @Byostra]

I wish I could live long enough to see how these freaks evolve

[いけさんのトビハゼ @mudskipper_ike]

トビハゼが巣を出て３回転がって巣に帰ってくる動画😉

[m_11 @instance_11]

everything i touch turns to code