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Chimera Fetus
“This found a captive specimen of the Chimera Fetus Bizarre Gift in Greece. As described in classic representations, it consisted of a lion’s body with a living goat’s head growing from the middle of...
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How to Make a Rancid Specimen Jar
Nothing brightens up an office or a living room coffee table like a rancid, leaking biological specimen of uncertain origin. But a fresh human body part in a clean jar of formaldehyde doesn’t present...
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The Number of the Day: 1 of 10,000
Why are four-leaf clovers considered so lucky? Because they are so very rare – occurring in only about 1 out of 10,000 clovers specimen. Related Fact: What’s the most clover leaves anyone has found?...
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The Number of the Day: .0001%
Why are four-leaf clovers considered so lucky? Because they are so very rare – occurring in only about .0001% (1 out of 10,000) clovers specimen. Related Fact: What’s the most clover leaves anyone has...
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The Number of the Day: 1 in 10,000
Why are four-leaf clovers considered so lucky? Because they are so very rare – occurring in only about 1 out of 10,000 clovers specimen. Related Fact: What’s the most clover leaves anyone has found?...
View ArticleMassive insect found in New Zealand
Nature lover Mark Moffett spent two days tracking down the largest ever specimen of the giant weta. The giant cricket-like species lives only on Littl…
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5 Animals Who Were The Last Of Their Species
We’ve posted before about species that have gone extinct in recent history. For some of these species, there was one last specimen that had a name and friends, although sadly, not friends of the same...
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A New Species Discovered … On Flickr
Over a year ago, entomologist Shaun Winterton spotted a previously unknown species of a lacewing insect as he was browsing Flickr. He really didn’t know what it was at the time, but he knew he’s...
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Feathered Piranha
You really don’t have to worry about most species of piranha. As long as you stay out of the water, they won’t kill you. Now flying piranhas, they’re a different story. Here’s a specimen preserved by...
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