animals This massive superbug, newly named after Darth Vader, is a delicacy in Vietnam Allan Rose Hill
sea creatures This carnivorous sea slug with a gooey, trap-like mouth looks like it arrived from a distant galaxy Mark Frauenfelder
Creepy Interesting and Real US National Park Service: What are these weird creatures that washed up on the beach? David Pescovitz
marine life Giant string-like creature composed of "millions of interconnected clones" found off the coast of Australia Thom Dunn
oceans New footage of a bizarre sea creature that's likely the longest animal in the oceans David Pescovitz
Delightful Creatures Phronima Sedentaria: the transparent "zombie shrimp" that hijacks salps for reproduction Popkin
Science Listen to the bone-chilling screams that gave Tasmanian devils their demonic name Ellsworth Toohey