Thread of Creatures of amazing colours and imaginations

[kNIOKAS]

[gigantes]

from the finalists for the sony world photography awards 2013...





NBA team doing wind sprints?







reminds me of fungi and jellyfish.



gotta be a creature in there somewhere!

[gigantes]

Originally Posted by kNIOKAS

btw, that's called a ravine trapdoor spider.



if you're a fan of patterns and asses, then you'll want to check out its amazing rump:







yes... its rump forms the trapdoor to its little homey cave.
it's rump also looks like it would make a very fine ink stamp.

[Anti Hero]

[Anti Hero]

[Anti Hero]

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[Anti Hero]

[Anti Hero]

Meet Frank and Louie! He's a cat with two faces, and last year he entered the Guinness World Records as the longest surviving cat with this condition.
Male cats with this are referred to as "Janus cats", after the Roman god Janus.
Janus cats appear to be conjoined twins, but their condition is actually known as Diprosopus and is the result of a protein called sonic hedgehog homolog (SHH). Yes, there's a protein called the sonic hedgehog protein.

[Anti Hero]

[gigantes]

Originally Posted by Anti Hero

http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/859919_548501585170857_469442352_o.jpg

isn't that the same guy who always sits 3rd-row-right behind the bench at the lakers' home games?

[DuMa]

[Anti Hero]

Originally Posted by gigantes

isn't that the same guy who always sits 3rd-row-right behind the bench at the lakers' home games?

Jack?

[miller-time]

Originally Posted by Anti Hero

That thing is pretty amazing. Evolution throws out some truly bizarre things.

[gigantes]

Originally Posted by Anti Hero

Jack?

the guy with the rainbow afro, sunglasses, and lots of body hair, like in the pic.