Ah, rats! Researchers think they have debunked the origin of Chicago’s so-called “rat hole,” one of the Windy City’s weirdest local landmarks. Hold on. The rat hole wasn’t what you think. It wasn’t some back alley bar that served as a speakeasy for the city’s notorious gangster clientele or a tenement stuffed to the brim … Read more
Die hard, indeed. These lecherous little critters literally go out with a bang. Meet the Australian antechinus, a promiscuous marsupial known for its killer sex protocol — and then being cannibalized so the others can resume romping. Their “Hannibal”-esque hanky panky habits were outlined recently in the journal Australian Mammalogy. Zoologists published the first-ever photo … Read more
What lies beneath? One never knows what could be lurking underneath your house. An Arkansas man perplexed the internet masses after sharing a video of a mystery critter poking its nose up through a hole in his floorboards. Footage of the wildlife peepshow has amassed over 6.8 million views on TikTok as viewers try to … Read more
Here comes spider, man. Experts are forecasting the imminent arrival of a gigantic, venomous arachnid in the Tri-State area — and you’ll never believe how they’re getting here. The black and yellow Joro spiders, which can measure up to a terrifying eight inches across, first came to the southern United States from East Asia, by way … Read more