16 Incredible Things From The Natural World That Prove Our Planet Is Weird (18 Photos)

The lake that turns animals into mummies, a scented flower rotten meat, a tree in which bloody juice flows: our world is completely incredible.





Some things and phenomena from the natural world are easily confused with fantastic film about another planet. strange plants that would fit perfectly into the Star Wars universe, animals worthy of get into a book about fantastic beasts, lightning and clouds seeming incredible - all this can be found on Earth. Check out our a photo selection to once again understand what a wonderful world we are in we live.

Dragon trees on Socotra: in addition to the unusual appearance, they also have blood-colored sap



Crocodiles at night





The cutie from the next photo is called nereis sandersi - this type of worm lives on the bottom of the ocean



Orchid "kalaniya" from Australia, similar to ducks



Kelvin-Helmholtz clouds, which have a very unusual shape



Penguin pinches a seal to drive it out of its territory



"Xylaria multiforme" is a mushroom that can be found in Europe and North America.



This is what mudskippers look like - amphibian fish that live in the mangrove forests of our planet



Otherworldly animal eyes: python, llama, crocodile and chameleon



This is what a dirty thunderstorm looks like - lightning striking an ash cloud over an erupting volcano



The Madagascar gecko lurks in this tree.



Spiral honeycombs of Tetragonula carbonaria bees



"Rafflesia Arnold" is the largest flower on the planet, which can reach a meter in diameter.

This plant is known not only for its size, but also for its aroma: the flower exudes the smell of rotten meat.



Mummy from Lake Natron in Tanzania



Fern





Butterflies Morpho decorated the tree