Nature's Weirdest Creatures

Asromanista2001

16 Mar 11, 20:30

Originally posted by the Bear:

it's been ages since the last update.. so here's one..

2 new species of stingray has been found in the Amazon.. they both look like "pancakes with noses"

you can read all about it => here

Roti Prata lah...........how much they sell in the Amazon ?

the Bear

17 Mar 11, 18:23

Today's edition comes to you courtesy of the Tarantula Hawk Wasp

yes, it is as scary as it is big... it flies around looking for tarantulas or the tarantula lairs... where it goes into the lair or just stings the hell out of the giant spider..

the sting does not kill the spider but causes it to become paralysed... where the wasp then lays an egg on the spider..

the egg hatches and om nom noms on the spider, leaving the vital organs for last so that it has fresh meat...

then it pupates and turns into another one of these giant spider hunting scary monsters..

mother nature is hardcore!

elindra

17 Mar 11, 18:32

Originally posted by the Bear:

Today's edition comes to you courtesy of the Tarantula Hawk Wasp

yes, it is as scary as it is big... it flies around looking for tarantulas or the tarantula lairs... where it goes into the lair or just stings the hell out of the giant spider..

the sting does not kill the spider but causes it to become paralysed... where the wasp then lays an egg on the spider..

the egg hatches and om nom noms on the spider, leaving the vital organs for last so that it has fresh meat...

then it pupates and turns into another one of these giant spider hunting scary monsters..

mother nature is hardcore!

:O

elindra

18 Mar 11, 17:02

Originally posted by the Bear:

it's been ages since the last update.. so here's one..

2 new species of stingray has been found in the Amazon.. they both look like "pancakes with noses"

you can read all about it => here

You can buy it from our local fish shop. C328 had one a few mths ago

This ray is very sensitive. Only for advanced ray keepers and they grow very large

Asromanista2001

18 Mar 11, 17:04

Originally posted by the Bear:

Today's edition comes to you courtesy of the Tarantula Hawk Wasp

yes, it is as scary as it is big... it flies around looking for tarantulas or the tarantula lairs... where it goes into the lair or just stings the hell out of the giant spider..

the sting does not kill the spider but causes it to become paralysed... where the wasp then lays an egg on the spider..

the egg hatches and om nom noms on the spider, leaving the vital organs for last so that it has fresh meat...

then it pupates and turns into another one of these giant spider hunting scary monsters..

mother nature is hardcore!

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...................................

elindra

18 Mar 11, 17:05

My latest pet (still with my friend)

Lophiosilurus alexandri aka Pacman catfish

There is a reason why it's called the Pacman catfish

Hitman 2010

18 Mar 11, 17:06

is that your smoked cod u were talkin about?

the Bear

21 Mar 11, 16:57

here's today's episode... it's not that strange but it's absolutely terrifying

Giant Amazonian Centipede

and they get bigger than that.. up to the size of a man's forearm

what makes them so terrifying is that they are not content with eating carrion or whatever crap is lying around, they are active hunters..

here's one eating a mouse it has caught..

and even more terrifying is this

they are known to climb up caves and hang down, waiting to ambush bats (BATS!!!) and then biting them and killing them with venom then eating the bat!!

again, mother nature is hardcore!

^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~

22 Mar 11, 11:23

nom nom nom~~~

the Bear

22 Mar 11, 11:25

Originally posted by ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~:

nom nom nom~~~

that's an Angel Shark..

p.s. which seemed to have eaten a Port Jackson Shark

^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~

22 Mar 11, 13:59

this is cute...

^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~

22 Mar 11, 16:16

Sharktopus?

the Bear

22 Mar 11, 23:53

Originally posted by ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~:

this is cute...

this is a pika... cute little fella... harvests grasses and plants for the winter..

smart enough to harvest the poisonous ones along with the not-so-poisonous ones, so that it will have fresh food the whole winter...

=> Pika making hay while the sun shines

^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~

23 Mar 11, 09:05

Originally posted by the Bear:

this is a pika... cute little fella... harvests grasses and plants for the winter..

smart enough to harvest the poisonous ones along with the not-so-poisonous ones, so that it will have fresh food the whole winter...

=> Pika making hay while the sun shines

harvest both poisonos and not so posionous food... ... ... = die ???

-_____-

ditzy

23 Mar 11, 09:09

Kuali Baba

23 Mar 11, 10:03

Originally posted by ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~:

harvest both poisonos and not so posionous food... ... ... = die ???

-_____-

So that other animals learn not to steal its food.

^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~

23 Mar 11, 10:07

Originally posted by Kuali Baba:

So that other animals learn not to steal its food.

ohhh okay... ic...

the Bear

23 Mar 11, 11:33

Originally posted by ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~:

harvest both poisonos and not so posionous food... ... ... = die ???

-_____-

actually no.. not others will not steal its food..

the poisons kinda lose their potency and degenerate into benign chemicals which do not affect the pika...

sorta like our buah-keluak is buried in ash for some time, the poisons become other compounds and yumminess...

the Bear

23 Mar 11, 11:46

here's today's installment.. brought to you by the Insect Kingdom... it is the..

Ant Decapitating Fly

see the little fly hovering above the ferocious fire-ant? it's going to turn the ant into a zombie!

it scuttles around (thus it is also called the Scuttle Fly) and then sticks an egg into the ant... which quickly hatches and moves into the head of the ant...

it then eats the brain of the ant... BRAAAAAINS!!!!

but strangely, the ant is still able to do its usual things while the larvae of the fly is om nom nom-ing the rest of the ant...

after it is done with the om nom nom, the larvae then secretes some kind of stuff which dissolves the neck muscles of the ant and the head falls off.. the thing then develops into an adult fly and come out of the head to go lay eggs on other unsuspecting fire-ants..

now gentle readers... repeat after me...

Mother Nature is hardcore!

SBS2601D

24 Mar 11, 00:02

Originally posted by the Bear:

that's an Angel Shark..

p.s. which seemed to have eaten a Port Jackson Shark

That footage is not complete....because moments later, the angel shark spat out the little horned shark, which as it turns out, was more the devil than even this devilish shark.

elindra

31 Mar 11, 15:30

Snot Otter - Hellbender

Hellbenders are one of the largest salamanders in the world, growing to over 2 feet long. Their cousins in China and Japan, the Chinese and Japanese giant salamanders, can grow to an enormous 5 to 6 feet long and can weigh as much as 100 lbs! Hellbenders are only found in the mountains and foothills of the eastern United States, generally in streams that flow to the Mississippi River. They once thrived in thousands of pristine streams in the Ozark and Appalachian mountains, and throughout the Ohio River valley.

Fatum

31 Mar 11, 17:55

Originally posted by elindra:

Snot Otter - Hellbender

Hellbenders are one of the largest salamanders in the world, growing to over 2 feet long. Their cousins in China and Japan, the Chinese and Japanese giant salamanders, can grow to an enormous 5 to 6 feet long and can weigh as much as 100 lbs! Hellbenders are only found in the mountains and foothills of the eastern United States, generally in streams that flow to the Mississippi River. They once thrived in thousands of pristine streams in the Ozark and Appalachian mountains, and throughout the Ohio River valley.

Read more here: http://www.hellbenders.org/The_Hellbender_Homepage/Home.html

here's their chinese cousins ....

elindra

31 Mar 11, 17:58

Originally posted by Fatum:

here's their chinese cousins ....

The Giant Salamander aka Snot Otter is found in China too and the penalty for smuggling one or poaching one is death. They are listed under CITES I

The Wa Wa Yu are Mud Puppies la

the Bear

8 Apr 11, 04:27

time to bring you another "weird" creature.. this one is cute as all heck.. but is reminiscent of... Vlad the Impaler!

it is the Shrike which is also known as the Butcher Bird

it is a cute little bird which is an active hunter.. but its dining habits are distressing

here is one which has impaled a mouse on a spike...

they tend to impale their prey on spikes to let them die or to let the toxins in some of their prey degenerate so that they can dine on their prey safely...

they are most happy with the human invention of the barbed wire which they use as their personal buffet table with their impaled prey

sometimes, cute things in nature are still hardcore as hell

^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~

8 Apr 11, 04:39

Originally posted by the Bear:

time to bring you another "weird" creature.. this one is cute as all heck.. but is reminiscent of... Vlad the Impaler!

it is the Shrike which is also known as the Butcher Bird

it is a cute little bird which is an active hunter.. but its dining habits are distressing

here is one which has impaled a mouse on a spike...

they tend to impale their prey on spikes to let them die or to let the toxins in some of their prey degenerate so that they can dine on their prey safely...

they are most happy with the human invention of the barbed wire which they use as their personal buffet table with their impaled prey

sometimes, cute things in nature are still hardcore as hell

wow -______-