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Asian hermit spider: The arachnid that gets stronger after ejecting its own penisFemale Asian hermit spiders gobble up their partners after mating, so males detach their penises and sometimes offer up an amputated leg to escape.
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Great potoo: The 'tree stump' bird with a haunting growl and can see with its eyes closedThroughout the night, great potoos emit a loud, moaning growl that has earned the bird a mythical status, with some communities believing the sounds to be children calling for lost parents.
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Sparklemuffin peacock spider: The spider with secret iridescent scales that busts a move to win a mateThis bedazzled arachnid woos its mate with a sexy thrusting dance.
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King of the cave centipede: The deadly, blind giant that evolved in the darkness of a Romanian caveThe venomous centipede crawled into the Movile Cave millions of years ago and adapted to live in the pitch black, surrounded by deadly gases.
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Labord's chameleon: The color-changing lizard that drops dead in 4 monthsLabord's chameleons are only found in Western Madagascar and have developed a live fast die young life cycle to cope with the extreme environmental conditions.
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Mount Kaputar pink slug: The giant hot-pink mollusk found only on a single, extinct volcanoThe 8-inch, bright pink slug has been isolated in a "sky island" for millions of years.
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Antarctic scale worm: The glitzy frilly horror show with giant protruding jaws that look like Alien's xenomorphThis deep-sea polar worm looks like it can't decide if it's dressed for a glitzy party or a gruesome massacre.
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Giant phantom jelly: The 33-foot-long ocean giant that has babies out of its mouthGiant phantom jellies were discovered in 1899 and since then have only been spotted around 120 times.
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Common degu: Oversized hamsters with societies governed by peeCommon degus clean themselves and communicate with urine, and they can detach their own tails to escape predators.
