Tonight’s nominees: a master impressionist with eight arms, a tiny horror frozen mid-snack and the frog-human hybrid your parents still keep in the loft.
Please hold your applause until the end.
And the Oscar goes to…
For over a decade, marine biologist Roger Hanlon’s team filmed Caribbean peacock flounders that weren’t quite right. For one thing, they had eight arms. In 2010, they named the culprit: the Atlantic Longarm Octopus, which tucks its arms behind it, flattens out, and copies the flounder’s stop-start glide, colour and skin texture. Method acting at its best.
Jaws, the prequel
Some 99 million years ago, a hell ant grabbed a baby cockroach relative, and a blob of tree resin grabbed them both. Ceratomyrmex, found in Myanmar amber, hunted with a contraption no living ant has: scythe-shaped jaws that swung upwards, pinning prey against a horn on its face. Actual size of this nightmare: about five millimetres.
Fridge-worthy
Somewhere in your parents’ loft is a drawing of them as a circle with legs. Psychologists call it a Tadpole Person, and most children draw one around the age of three. It’s everywhere, too: a 2015 study found it across seven cultural groups, and two survive in Pompeii’s graffiti.
You’ve got the power
A brand-new fusion card lands on Wednesday 11 November: the Plasma Globe. To get your hands on those glowing tendrils, you’ll need:
Coming your way this week…
Charge up with High Voltage and consult the stars with the Signs of the Zodiac. Wrap your arms around the Cephalopods, build big with the Wonders of Construction, and start digging up some Ancient Creatures. Before you go, ride the sun boat through Egyptian Mythology.
Energy Rules:
Featured Collections:
Cephalopods
Ancient Creatures
High Voltage
Egyptian Mythology
Wonders of Construction
Signs of the Zodiac
As always,
Keep it CUE!
Tonight’s nominees: a master impressionist with eight arms, a tiny horror frozen mid-snack and the frog-human hybrid your parents still keep in the loft.
Please hold your applause until the end.
And the Oscar goes to…
For over a decade, marine biologist Roger Hanlon’s team filmed Caribbean peacock flounders that weren’t quite right. For one thing, they had eight arms. In 2010, they named the culprit: the Atlantic Longarm Octopus, which tucks its arms behind it, flattens out, and copies the flounder’s stop-start glide, colour and skin texture. Method acting at its best.
Jaws, the prequel
Some 99 million years ago, a hell ant grabbed a baby cockroach relative, and a blob of tree resin grabbed them both. Ceratomyrmex, found in Myanmar amber, hunted with a contraption no living ant has: scythe-shaped jaws that swung upwards, pinning prey against a horn on its face. Actual size of this nightmare: about five millimetres.
Fridge-worthy
Somewhere in your parents’ loft is a drawing of them as a circle with legs. Psychologists call it a Tadpole Person, and most children draw one around the age of three. It’s everywhere, too: a 2015 study found it across seven cultural groups, and two survive in Pompeii’s graffiti.
You’ve got the power
A brand-new fusion card lands on Wednesday 11 November: the Plasma Globe. To get your hands on those glowing tendrils, you’ll need:
Coming your way this week…
Charge up with High Voltage and consult the stars with the Signs of the Zodiac. Wrap your arms around the Cephalopods, build big with the Wonders of Construction, and start digging up some Ancient Creatures. Before you go, ride the sun boat through Egyptian Mythology.
Energy Rules:
Featured Collections:
Cephalopods
Ancient Creatures
High Voltage
Egyptian Mythology
Wonders of Construction
Signs of the Zodiac
As always,
Keep it CUE!
