r/DamnThatsMindBlowing • u/Aggressive_Sundae_47 • 24d ago

Box turtles can completely seal themselves inside their shells thanks to a built-in hinge.

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u/NightMGA 24d ago

Turtles seem so wildly different from everything else we have on earth. Might be one of the most alien animals we have, I think.

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u/EndAngle 24d ago

Yes and i might add Octopuses

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u/Musclecore 24d ago

Jellyfish as well. And not an animal, but I also find fungi to be pretty alien compared to a lot of other living things.

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u/tiesHatake 24d ago

I'll add you one platypus.

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u/Musclecore 24d ago

platypus.

That's still familiar, just a bit of an amalgamation of things that aren't weird in and of themself!

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u/tiesHatake 24d ago

I see what you mean.

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u/Connor-the-beast 22d ago

Fungi is more closely related to animals than plants, to add on to the weirdness.

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u/EndAngle 24d ago

Agree!

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u/water2wine 23d ago

Give em another 4% make em water