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Crabs are amazing! 🦀 Learn more about crabs!  👉 https://veganfta.com/blog/2026/03/10/7-amazing-facts-about-crabs-you-did-not-know/ 🧠 #crabs #amazinganimals #animalfacts

Did you know pigs can recognise their names? 🐷  They are more like dogs than you'd think! Maybe they deserve the same love and respect? 💜 Clip thanks to rosiesfarmsanctuary (IG) #pigs #amazinganimals #cleveranimals

What do you know about crabs? 👀  Crabs are amazing animals whose lives are full of interesting facts, many of which people do not know 🦀 👉 Learn more: https://veganfta.com/blog/2026/03/10/7-amazing-facts-about-crabs-you-did-not-know/ #crabs #animalfacts #amazinganimals

Vivian from Arthurs Acres is officially over the cold! 🥶❄️ Clip from: arthursacres (IG) #pig #piggy #cutepigs #cuteanimals #amazinganimals

Did you know all these things about cows? 💚 👉 Want to go vegan for the animals? 🙌 Get FREE help making the change: https://challenge.veganfta.com/starter_kit 🌱 Inspired by thehumaneleague (IG) #cows #animalfacts #animals #amazinganimals #farmanimals

The Amazon Basin blunt-headed tree snakes (Imantodes lentiferus) are instantly recognizable by their disproportionately large, forward-facing eyes, which can measure up to 25% of the head's length.
The large eyes are an adaptation for their nocturnal, arboreal (tree-dwelling) lifestyle.
They are considered mildly venomous (rear-fanged) but are harmless to humans.
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Did you know some animals, from primates to rodents, have their own “midwives” helping with birth? 😮🐀🐒 #midwife #midwifery #midwives #animals #amazinganimals

“Midwifery” in the Animal King...

Animals have rich, meaningful lives – lives that deserve respect, not exploitation. The most powerful way to honor them? Live vegan. 💚 ⁠ Credits: thesavemovement (IG) via limaanimalsaveoficial⁠ (IG) #amazinganimals #animals #animallover #bekindtoanimals #veganfta

Have you ever been to Australia or New Guinea? Have you been lucky enough to witness the work of bowerbirds? 🤯 #australia #newguinea #amazinganimals #birdlover #birds

Are Bowerbirds the Best Visual...

The Devil's Flower Mantis (Idolomantis diabolica) is one of nature’s most impressive masters of disguise.
With its stunning mix of reds, greens, and whites, this large mantis mimics flowers to both hide and intimidate.
When threatened, it flares its limbs to create an eye-catching display that confuses predators.
📸: IGOR SIWANOWICZ
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This rare beautiful Chrysilla is a species of the jumping spider. It is found in rain forests in Burma, China and Vietnam.
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Boxer Mantis nymph (Pachymantis bicingulata)
Photo: Alvin Ngiam
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Nature’s Fluffy Marvel: The Venezuelan Poodle Moth!
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The Spectacular "Umbrella Stick Insect"! 📸✨
This stunning insect, the Umbrella Stick Insect, looks like nature's elegant artwork! Found in the rainforests of Southeast Asia, its unique umbrella-like appearance helps it blend perfectly with leaves to avoid predators.
📷: @ennisanna_fei
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The Paradise Flying Snake (Chrysopelea Paradisi) Can Flatten Its Body To Glide Between Trees Like A Flying Squirrel!! Photo By: woollydogs.
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The White Ghost Cicada is more than just an ordinary insect, it is an emblem of cultural significance and tradition in Thailand. Its arrival marks the advent of the rainy season and is joyously celebrated in many parts of the country.

Image credit: instagram@ennisanna_fei
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Tacua speciosa is a very large species of cicada, native to Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and the islands of Borneo, Sumatra and Java.
It is among the largest cicadas in the world, with a head-body length of 4.7–5.7 cm and a wingspan of 15–18 cm.
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African Flower Chafers: Nature's Jewel Beetles
These stunning creatures are Megalorrhina harrisi peregrina, also known as African flower chafers.
Native to Africa, male chafers possess long, curved horns used in battles for mates. Beyond their beauty, they play a vital role in ecosystems, aiding in pollination, decomposition, and pest control.
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The hibiscus harlequin bug (Tectocoris diophthalmus), the sole member of the genus Tectocoris.
Photo: Jim Wong
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Tiny spider patching a leaf.
Photo: Bertrand Kulik
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Spectacular glide of osprey!
Photo: Andy Woo
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Animals experience emotions profoundly, often in ways we fail to notice. 🥺🐷 👉 Take the VEGAN PLEDGE: https://veganfta.com/vegan-pledge 💚 🎥: VeganFTA x farahamberr (IG)  Clip: hobbyvarkenvereniging (IG) #animals #pigs #grief #amazinganimals #veganfortheanimals

Meet the Myxomycetes, also known as slime molds—nature’s mysterious shape-shifters. Born from spores like mushrooms, they don’t stay still.
Instead, they move like giant amoebas, creeping at about 1 cm per hour! As they crawl, they engulf bacteria, algae, and organic matter, digesting prey on the go...
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A female falcon over 42days embarked on an incredible journey from South Africa to Finland. Averaging around 230 kilometers per day, she flew in a nearly straight line across Africa. She followed the Nile River through Sudan & Egypt for easier access to water. She navigated through Syria & Lebanon, avoiding the Black Sea, knowing she couldn’t drink from it, finally arriving in Finland in a extraordinary migration that showcased both instinct & strategy.
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Three Times Animals Out‑Engineered Us (With Zero Exploitation) 😮 #animals #animalfacts #amazinganimals #nature #animallover

Three Times Animals Out‑Engine...

Was lucky to catch our pest controller on his way to work yesterday at @newcastleuni.bsky.social Cookson Building. #hawk #amazinganimals #birdsofprey

Amphibians Glow in Ways People Can’t See

Many animals have a colourful, yet largely hidden, trait. Marine creatures like #fish and corals can glow blue, green or red under certain types of light. So can land animals like penguins and #parrots. But until now, experts knew of only one salamander and a few #frogs that could glow. No longer. Among #amphibians, this ability to glow now appears fairly common — even if you can’t see it. Research has found that most amphibians glow as well – even if it’s not visible to human eyes. Protect amphibians and reptiles every time you shop and #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife

DYK not only #fish or #insects glow 🐟🐠🐛🦋? #Research has found that amphibians glow as well – even if it’s not visible to human eyes 🌈🌟🎇 Protect #amphibians and #reptiles every time you shop and #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect https://palmoildetectives.com/2024/06/30/blue-and-uv-light-makes-many-amphibians-glow-in-ways-that-people-cant-normally-see/

Written by Erin Garcia de Jesús for Science News Explores under creative commons licence. Read the original article here.

The glow is produced through a process is known as fluorescence. A body absorbs shorter (higher energy) wavelengths of light. Almost immediately, it then re-emits that light, but now at longer (lower energy) wavelengths. People can’t see this glow, however, because our eyes aren’t sensitive enough to see the small amount of light given off in natural light.

Jennifer Lamb and Matthew Davis are biologists at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota. They shone blue or ultraviolet light on 32 species of amphibians. Most were salamanders and frogs. Some were adults. Others were younger. One animal was a wormlike amphibian known as a caecilian (Seh-SEEL-yun).

The researchers found some of the creatures in their natural habitats. Others came from places like the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, Ill. (There, the pair were allowed to “come into the exhibit after dark and basically run through their exhibit,” Davis notes.)

Research shows that biofluorescence is widespread and common not only among fish amongst amphibians

To the researchers’ surprise, all the animals they tested glowed in brilliant colors. Some were green. The glow from others was more yellow. The colors glowed most strongly under blue light. Until now, scientists had seen such fluorescence only in marine turtles. The new finding suggests that this biofluorescence is widespread among amphibians.

The researchers reported their findings February 27 in Scientific Reports.

Which parts of an animal glow differ with the species, Lamb and Davis found. Yellow spots on the eastern tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum) glow green under blue light. But in the marbled salamander (A. opacum), the bones and parts of its underside light up.

The researchers didn’t test what these amphibians use to glow. But they suspect the animals rely on fluorescent proteins or the pigments in some cells. If there are multiple ways they fluoresce, that would hint that the ability to glow evolved independently in different species. If not, the ancient ancestor of modern amphibians may have passed one trait on to species that are alive today.  

Fluorescence may help salamanders and frogs find one another in low light. In fact, their eyes contain cells that are especially sensitive to green or blue light.

One day, scientists might also harness the amphibians’ ability to glow. They could use special lights to search for the animals to survey their presence in the wild. That might help them see creatures that blend into their surroundings or hide in piles of leaves.

Blue poison dart frog by Zoological Consult for Getty Images

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