I always loved nature. Nature has a very simple philosophy. The bigger you are, the more bad-ass you are. Unlike humans who relies on weapons such as hand guns and catapults, nature takes it back to the days where brute strength was the weapon of choice. This is a prime example of this story. Off the coast of North Stradbroke Island in Australia, locals discovered a 10 foot Great White Shark that was bitten in half in one single bite by a presumed 20ft Great White Shark. This is pretty impressive that a female Great White (females GWS are larger than male) usually tops off al 13 feet in length. The “monster” Great White Shark is almost twice as big as a regular one. In comparison, the Great White featured in Steven Spielberg’s fictional horror/thriller Jaws was 25ft long. Considering most experts that claimed that “Jaws” was completely a work of fiction that a 25ft Great White in the modern age was near impossible, this is a prime example of natures reminder to us (humans) that they are a force that should not be messed with. Considering the fact I live less than 10 minutes from the closest beach, I think I will be staying out of the waters for the time being. Unless Great White Sharks grows legs and are able to breath on land, then we are all fucked. Hit the jump to check out the news report!
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“Snickety-snickety-SNICKT!”
Last week, we posted an article about a lizard that has the similar color scheme as Spider-man. This week, the creepy and crawly post is about a newt that has a natural defense mechanism as our favorite mutant furball, Wolverine! The Spanish Ribbed Newt apparently has the ability to thrust out it’s rib bones out of its skin when it feels that it is in danger. Egon Heiss, (holy shit, his name is Egon) of the University of Vienna, and a team of Austrian scientists have shown that the Spanish ribbed newt is able to rotate its ribs until the sharp points of its ribs pierce through its skin. On top of that nasty little feature, the spikes are coated with a toxic secretion as it exits the body (don’t lick the bastard). When the newt feels it is out of danger, it retracts its spikes back into its body. Then, the newt’s insane healing ability kicks in curing all the tears on it’s back from where the spikes came out. Unlike the porcupine and blowfish (I know you were going to ask about those two), the Spanish Ribbed Newt is the only animal that can brandish its spikes like a weapon. Only if the newt had some crazy facial hair.
source: national geographic








