These 17 photos prove nature is full of surprises

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Our good old planet is actually a pretty bizarre place. Let’s take a look at some facts around the world that will leave you completely surprised.

Have you ever had an embarrassing moment when you’re alone in the room with another person, and there is that awkward silence between you? Well, you don’t have to worry about experiencing anything like that anymore! Now you can use any of these cool facts as an icebreaker!

#1 The incisors of Beavers are orange because they contain iron. That iron makes their teeth stronger and better able to cut through wood

#2 This sea slug, which looks like a leaf, can go without eating for nine months, because it can photosynthesize just like a plant while basking in the sun!

#3 The sediment from this chemical reaction looks like a marshy forest

#4 A native group of people living on the Solomon Islands northeast of Australia called Melanesians is famous for their beautiful dark skin and naturally blonde hair

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#5 Palm print of an 8 year old in nutrient medium after the 8 year old had played outside

#6 Flowers growing in space

#7 Just a contortionist sitting on his head

#8 A hedgehog’s skeleton

#9 Incredibly rare baby albino sea turtle

#10 Mexican Ajolote meets How To Train Your Dragon

#11 A 54 million-year-old gecko trapped in amber dinosaur feathers in amber animals in amber

#12 Known as the wrap-around spider, this spider can flatten and wrap its body around tree limbs as camouflage

#13 The worlds tiniest and most poisonous dart frog is about 10mm large and is 100x more powerful than morphine

#14 The Amorphopallus Titanium, one of the largest flowers in the world. It blooms once every 40 years for 4 days!

#15 Syncephalastrum fungi look like flowers

#16 As it turns out, it is possible to draw with bacteria

#17 This is how an ant’s face looks like

Have these pictures surprised you? Which of them do you like most? What would you add to the list? Share your thoughts in the comments below!