40 Goopy Bits of Science Trivia That Slithered Out From Under a Log and Into Your Brain
Today, we’re putting the “creepy” and the “crawlies” in creepy crawlies. Ugh, we can feel them scurrying up and down our backs just thinking about them. It’s a good thing that we’re safe behind this screen and not out in the jungles actually interacting with nature’s most disgusting little creatures.
So if this list of slimy, grimy little things gives you nightmares tonight, you can thank the biologists who discovered them. Don’t shoot the messengers!
The Water Boatman
Source: Daily Mail
Snake Bites
Caterpillars
Leopard Slugs
Snails
Source: NPR
Snake Venom
Bees
Saved by Slugs
Scallops
Beetle Infestation
Source: BBC
Flatworms
Bulldog Ant
Beetle Mania
The Giant Water Bug
Source: 19 Terrifying Real-World Monsters Straight Out Of A Horror Movie
Japanese Spider Crab
Source: 19 Terrifying Real-World Monsters Straight Out Of A Horror Movie
Rat Infestations
Crab Blood
Spiders
Source: Phys.org
Sea Slugs
Source: Nature
Roleplaying
Source: Beaty Biodiversity Museum
Ancient Rodents
Source: Scientific American
Snakes
Fear Factor
Worm Moon
Sand Fleas
Source: Science.org
Sea Hares
Source: blog.padi
Turtles
Cockroaches
The Yeti Crab
The 1927 Pregnancy Test
Chickens
Source: University of California
Fitzcarraldo
The Bobbit Worm
The Squid Worm
Source: National Geographic