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Male leatherback sea turtle that washed up dead on Lighthouse Beach at Port Macquarie, New South Wales, in August 2009
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ASFERICO International Nature Photography Competition 2011, winning entry from India, by Yuwaraj Gurjar
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Inquisitiveness, by Konstantin Smirnov
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Goblin shark
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Northern stargazer, by Patrick Burke
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Bigfin (or long-arm) squid, genus Magnapinna
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At public park in Porto Alegre, Brasil.
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Praying mantis in Queensland, Australia, winning entry, National Geographic Photo Contest 2012, by Andrew Young
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Saddleback caterpillar, by Kim Fleming
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Broadgilled hagfish, by Carl Struthers
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Hawaiian carnivorous caterpillar
Ravenous Hellbeast 15.
Pacu, a fish native to South America, but released (deliberately!) in Papua New Guinea, where it’s become known as "ball cutter."
Testicle-eating fish species found in Illinois lake 16.
Tarantula, by Heidi & Hans-Juergen Koch
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