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A wild aye-aye clinging to a tree trunk at night, showing its large eyes, big ears, and thin fingers

A Pacific hagfish poking out of a hole on the seafloor at 150 meters depth

A velvet worm (Oroperipatus) photographed in Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, showing its soft segmented body and stubby legs

Aye-Aye vs Hagfish vs Velvet Worm: A Skeleton Finger, a Snot Bomb, and a 500-Million-Year-Old Glue Gun

One mammal, one jawless fish, one ancient invertebrate. Three completely unrelated ways to be deeply upsetting.

4h ago · 5 min

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