A deadly wasp nest has been found inside an abandoned house with images of the massive ’empire’ hanging over a toilet going viral. The pests’ hideout was discovered in a Healesville home 50km north of Melbourne with one alarmed expert calling it ‘the largest’ he has ever come across in the country. Vision of the colossal nest …
A rare ‘corpse flower’ in bloom is drawing thousands of visitors keen to take a sniff of the bizarre plant’s distinctive rotting flesh smell. The Adelaide Botanic Gardens, South Australia, has been flooded with visitors after its rare Titum Arum bloomed overnight on Sunday. The Amorphophallus titanum takes 10 years to grow from a seed and releases a putrid odour …
Three amateur palaeontologists have discovered the remains of a 100-million-year-old long-necked marine reptile at an outback Queensland station. In an Australian first, the complete skeleton of an ancient plesiosaur, or extinct marine reptile, was discovered at a sprawling remote property in the McKinlay region. The rare fossil was discovered by a station owner, Cassandra, alongside fellow …
A British Angler is celebrating after reeling in one of the world’s biggest goldfish, at a fishery in France. The gigantic orange specimen, aptly nicknamed The Carrot, weighed a whopping 67lbs 4ozs. The fish is a hybrid species of a leather carp and a koi carp, which are traditionally orange. Angler Andy Hackett holds ‘The Carrot,’ …
Two divers have experienced a ‘once in a lifetime’ moment after spotting a pair of sunfish while diving off the coast of a popular Sydney beach. Justin Ewan, along with his friend Joshua Ku, were diving from a jetski off the coast of Long Reef beach in Sydney’s northern beaches suburb of Collaroy on Sunday when he …
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A humpback whale seen off the Pacific coast of Canada has pulled off a stunning move during a rescue mission after it put itself in danger by getting caught into fish nets for two-days-long. The whale was trying to shake off the ropes of a floating device in the Strait of Georgia, off of Texada Island, near …
An Australian man who came across the most venomous fish in the world last weekend fortunately lived the tell the tale. Daniel Brown was walking around the rock pools at Lee Point beach north of Darwin when he almost stepped on a deadly stonefish. Mr Brown posted on Facebook that he and a friend ‘went exploring the …
A village on the Italian island of Sicily has gone viral over its unique shape. The small town of Centuripe is known for its wealth of Roman ruins and rare ancient sculptures, but a drone shot from the air has uncovered its rare shape – an uncanny resemblance to a person with arms stretched out. Photographer …
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A mother and daughter had the shock of their life when they went on a fishing trip after their day out was interrupted by the presence of a ‘monstrous’ snapping turtle A mother and daughter almost came to blows with a ‘monstrous’ turtle while fishing (Image: Credit: Pen News) A snapping turtle gave a mother and daughter a …
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A Miami dog owner who dyed his puppy red and yellow to resemble the Pokemon character Pikachu and showed it off at the Miami Heat basketball game is now getting some heat himself. Owner Erik Torres was seen in a video proudly holding his colorful furball named Zaza at the Monday night game, catching the attention of …
