Bizarre Creature of the Day

Wuchereria bancrofti  is a species roundworms which can parasitise humans. They are normally transmitted to humans by mosqui...

Slimy yet satisfying Powelliphanta is a genus of carnivorous landsnails known as the New Zealand amber snail. They love to eat...

It's raining spiders Anelosimus eximius is a species of colonial spiders. Much like Tetragnatha guatemalensis they form la...

Old food Arctica islandica is a fairly ordinary looking clam commonly referred to as the ocean quahog. They are commonly h...

Another mind altering parasite Euhaplorchis californiensis is a flatworm parasite which has three different hosts. Th...

Nudibranch day Just another nudibranch for again for you today. This time it's  Protaeolidiella atra, whose bizarre bra...

Taking headbutting to a new level. Harrisimemna trisignata is a moth commonly called Harris' three spot caterpillar or H...