u/samwong01

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  1. 1points

    Sea spiders are long-legged marine arthropods that inhabit oceans around the world. They are not true spiders, or even arachnids. Like very few other multi-cellular animals, they've survived multiple mass extinctions, extreme changes in climate, and even asteroid strikes. (youtu.be)

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  2. 101points

    A 5,000 year old monument, has reappeared in Spain after being submerged at the bottom of a reservoir for more than 50 years. Also known as Spanish Stonehenge, the monument is a large circle of about 150 standing stones. Some of these stones are over 6 feet tall. (youtu.be) [Youtube]

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  3. 1points

    Brittle Star - Unusual sea creatures that have lived for 500 million years (youtu.be)

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  4. 1points

    Brittle Star is known as a serpent star or ophiuroid. Usually they have 5 arms, which can grow long, up to 60 cm, in the largest species. The central disk of brittle stars can be three to eight inches in diameter. They have been around the planet for 500 million years now. (youtu.be) [Video]

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  5. 39points

    Brittle Star is known as a serpent star or ophiuroid. Usually they have 5 arms, which can grow long, up to 60 cm, in the largest species. The central disk of brittle stars can be three to eight inches in diameter. They have been around the planet for 500 million years now. (youtu.be)

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  6. 1points

    Brittle Star is known as a serpent star or ophiuroid. Usually they have 5 arms, which can grow long, up to 60 cm, in the largest species. The central disk of brittle stars can be three to eight inches in diameter. They have been around the planet for 500 million years now. (youtu.be)

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  7. 6points

    Unusual sea creatures that have lived for 500 million years (youtu.be)

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  8. 56points

    The hammerhead worm is a terrifying, toxic terrestrial flatworm. Several species are considered as invasive to the United States and to Europe. They detect prey using chemoreceptors located under the head or ventral groove. When digestion is complete, the worm's mouth also serves as its anus. (youtu.be)

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  9. 8points

    Ancient earthquake detector- The seismoscope was a giant bronze vessel, resembling a samovar almost 6 feet in diameter. Eight dragons snaked face-down along the outside of the barrel, marking the primary compass directions. In each dragon's mouth was a small bronze ball. (youtu.be)

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  10. 31points

    Ancient earthquake detector- The seismoscope was a giant bronze vessel, resembling a samovar almost 6 feet in diameter. Eight dragons snaked face-down along the outside of the barrel, marking the primary compass directions. In each dragon's mouth was a small bronze ball. (youtu.be)

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  11. 1points

    Ancient earthquake detector- The seismoscope was a giant bronze vessel, resembling a samovar almost 6 feet in diameter. Eight dragons snaked face-down along the outside of the barrel, marking the primary compass directions. In each dragon's mouth was a small bronze ball. (youtu.be)

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  12. 4points

    Ancient earthquake detector- The seismoscope was a giant bronze vessel, resembling a samovar almost 6 feet in diameter. Eight dragons snaked face-down along the outside of the barrel, marking the primary compass directions. In each dragon's mouth was a small bronze ball. (youtu.be)

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  13. 45points

    Ancient earthquake detector- The seismoscope was a giant bronze vessel, resembling a samovar almost 6 feet in diameter. Eight dragons snaked face-down along the outside of the barrel, marking the primary compass directions. In each dragon's mouth was a small bronze ball. (youtu.be)

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  14. 41points

    Ancient earthquake detector- The seismoscope was a giant bronze vessel, resembling a samovar almost 6 feet in diameter. Eight dragons snaked face-down along the outside of the barrel, marking the primary compass directions. In each dragon's mouth was a small bronze ball. (youtu.be)

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  15. 18points

    The Lycurgus Cup is a mysterious ancient relic from the late Roman era. The cup was made of a dichroic glass, which shows a different color depending on whether or not light is passing through it. It baffled scientists ever since the glass chalice was acquired by the British Museum in the 1950s. (youtu.be)

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  16. 73points

    Giant black Sarcophagus found in Egypt. Inside the sarcophagus, there were only the bodies of three Egyptian who believed is soldiers and a liquid sewage. One of the skulls showed signs of fracture caused by a sharp instrument. The reasons why they buried in a sarcophagus still remains unknown. (youtu.be) [nsfw]

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  17. 29points

    Giant black Sarcophagus found in Egypt. Inside the sarcophagus, there were only the bodies of three Egyptian who believed is soldiers and a liquid sewage. One of the skulls showed signs of fracture caused by a sharp instrument. The reasons why they buried in a sarcophagus still remains unknown. (youtu.be) [Youtube]

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  18. 3points

    Blue sea dragon have a flat, tapering body and six appendages that branch out into rayed, finger-like cerata. Like most nudibranchs, this species incorporates toxic chemicals or stinging cells from its prey into its own skin. In addition, the venom of the them remains active even after it dies. (youtu.be)

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  19. 7points

    Blue sea dragon have a flat, tapering body and six appendages that branch out into rayed, finger-like cerata. Like most nudibranchs, this species incorporates toxic chemicals or stinging cells from its prey into its own skin. In addition, the venom of the them remains active even after it dies. (youtu.be)

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  20. 11points

    Blue Sea Dragon - strangest shell less gastropod mollusk (youtu.be)

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  21. 1points

    Blue Sea Dragon - strangest shell less gastropod mollusk (youtu.be) [Video]

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  22. 7points

    Blue sea dragon have a flat, tapering body and six appendages that branch out into rayed, finger-like cerata. Like most nudibranchs, this species incorporates toxic chemicals or stinging cells from its prey into its own skin. In addition, the venom of the them remains active even after it dies. (youtu.be)

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  23. 1points

    Blue sea dragon have a flat, tapering body and six appendages that branch out into rayed, finger-like cerata. Like most nudibranchs, this species incorporates toxic chemicals or stinging cells from its prey into its own skin. In addition, the venom of the them remains active even after it dies. (youtu.be)

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  24. 11points

    Blue sea dragon have a flat, tapering body and six appendages that branch out into rayed, finger-like cerata. Like most nudibranchs, this species incorporates toxic chemicals or stinging cells from its prey into its own skin. In addition, the venom of the them remains active even after it dies. (youtu.be)

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  25. 1points

    Blue sea dragon have a flat, tapering body and six appendages that branch out into rayed, finger-like cerata. Like most nudibranchs, this species incorporates toxic chemicals or stinging cells from its prey into its own skin. In addition, the venom of the them remains active even after it dies. (youtu.be)

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