Photos and videos of our amazing 2D residents

Spinning the cradle [a fishing spider stretches out silk from its spinnerets to weave into its egg sac], by Gil Wizen:

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The great swim, by Buddhilini de Soyza:

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Family portrait [of mum], by Andrew Lee:

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The gripping end [clutched in the coils of a golden tree snake, a red-spotted tokay gecko stays clamped onto its attacker’s head in a last attempt at defence], by Wei Fu:

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Up for grabs [a juvenile white-tailed kite reaches to grab a live mouse from the clutches of its hovering father], by Jack Zhi:

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A photo of the butterfly I took earlier. 💖💖💖 How do they choose or grow these beautiful patterns? 💖😍😍😍
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Hey Princess Lux, the wings diffract light at the nanoscale! It’s fascinating stuff, beetle shells do similar things. Here’s an explanation.

 
The jellyfish were spotted at depths of 260 feet (80 m), 285 feet (87 m) and 920 feet (280 m). Giant phantom jellyfish primarily occupy depths of below 3,280 feet (1,000 m), but they are encountered higher up in the Southern Ocean, or Antarctic Ocean. It's not yet known why they hang out in relatively shallow waters around Antarctica.

 
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