A genetic investigation into the illegal trade of sailfin dragons has unearthed a surprise: a new species of the rainbow-colored lizards that resemble small dinosaurs. The finding highlights just how little is known about these mysterious and threatened animals.

Sailfin lizards (genus Hydrosaurus) look like they were pulled from a child’s ( Read more... )

A Massachusetts Lobsterman got a colorful surprise- 
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Sensationalist, but it IS from the Daily Mail

Welcome to a brave new world: Genetic scientists create freakish man-made monster ants with huge heads and jawsNightmarish 'supersoldier' ants with huge heads and jaws have been created by activating ancient genes. Scientists believe the monster ants may be a genetic throwback to an ancestor that lived ( Read more... )

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The pea aphid is one of the weirdest and most versatile creatures around. It can reproduce sexually or asexually, can breed winged or unwinged babies, and is also a symbiote. This week, its genome has been sequenced ( Read more... )

Just found this blog while visiting the National Geographic site.

Source: National Geographic
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I checked tags and went back a while and didn't see this, keep in mind I fell off the internet. I wonder how many other people saw the same documentary I did not too long ago ehehe.


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I present you with Harry, the hairless Percheron horse.


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I saw this in my local paper today, and thought everyone here might enjoy this as well.

( And Mother Nature gets the last laugh again! )

I have watched wtf_nature for a while and noticed a lot of awesome and funny animals but very few oddities from the bio-medical world. You should see some of the weird science out there! I've recently (today) decided my contributions will contain these things that cross my brower.
Bone marrow 'cures HIV patient'
Doctors in Germany say a patient ( Read more... )