You Won't Believe These Astounding Nature Photos Are Real

Tetraodontidae

These mysterious circles on the seafloor are not caused by aliens—it's actually pufferfish hoping to snag a new mate. Divers first noticed the structures near Japan's Amami-Oshima Island about 20 years ago. Nobody knew what was creating them until recently when scientists discovered that male pufferfish spend about 10 days carefully constructing and decorating the structures to woo females.

Desert Bloom

A desert bloom is a climatic phenomenon that occurs in desert across the globe, in which a wide variety of flowers blossom during early-to-mid-spring in years when rainfall is unusually high. The blossoming is caused when rain reaches seeds or bulbs that have been dormant, causing them to germinate and flower.

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The More You Know

  • Water makes different pouring sounds depending on its temperature.
  • The oceans contain 200,000 different kinds of viruses.
  • Jellyfish can sting even when they're dead.
  • Agatha Christie said she came up with many of her book plots while sitting in her bathtub while eating apples.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.