Animal Oddities: This is One Handsome Spider

 

By David Mizejewski

via blogs.discovery.com

When you watch the video below of a male jumping spider, I just don't understand why even an arachnophobe wouldn't fall in love. I mean, this little guy is the most handsomest spider ever. Just look as his fashionable orange legs, his deep green eyes, and how meticulously he grooms his hipster mustache.

Beyond his good looks, this jumping spider also has a great attitude. Just look at the way to boldly takes in everything around him, with utter confidence in his ability to take on the world. A red ant wants you to get out of the way? "I don't think so." A giant human scooches you onto its hand? "Well, ok, I'll go for a ride, but the minute you try anything funny, I'm outta here." How can you not love such spunk?

He's even got a Facebook page.

Seriously though, the wonders of macro lenses really show what an amazing and almost alien world exists all around us, just at a scale that we wouldn't normally pay attention to or sometimes even see.

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Meme-worthy: Tommy Lee Jones vs. Grumpy Cat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Perhaps the greatest things to come out of Sunday's Golden Globe Awards was Tommy Lee Jones's unimpressed face, which many have taken to comparing to Grumpy Cat, the adorable cat who just happens to have a sour expression (though she claims to not actually be grumpy at all!)

Meet another unique cat:

Dog With Creative Haircut Mistaken for Lion

 

A Labrador-Poodle mix gave Virginia residents quite the scare earlier this week when his creative haircut caused many to think they were seeing a baby lion.

Charles, who had just gotten a haircut, is shaved to look like a lion to represent Old Dominion University's mascot, which happens to be - you guessed it - a lion. The dog's owner, Daniel Painter, has a daughter who attends the school.

For more information on the dog, check out his Facebook page! Or just about any morning news show and Anderson Cooper, where Charles has been making his rounds.

See more creative dog grooming below!

And an added bonus, creative cat grooming!

WATCH: Attack of the Killer... Peas?

 

When you were little, did you ever fear swallowing watermelon seeds because you were afraid you'd grow a giant watermelon in your tummy? And even though your mom or dad would assure you that this was impossible, you still spit them out as far possible. You know, just to be safe.

Well, tonight's episode of Monsters Inside Me is bringing that fear back to life. How? One of the men featured experienced health issues that were so unusual, it was unclear what was wrong. That is until doctors discovered a pea plant growing in his lung.

That's right. A pea.

Check out this clip below for a sneak peek and tune in tonight at 8PM E/P for the full story!