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https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2010/01/commiserate.html?showComment=1263924116196 Ugly Overload: Commiserate Anyone know what kind of bird this is? I want to ID it so I can commiserate with it. I know exactly how it feels. I think the two of us woul... ugly overloadcommiserate https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2007/11/twitching-kitty.html Ugly Overload: Twitching Kitty Kittens often twitch in their sleep. But that same endearing tick takes on a new...flavor...when done by a naked Sphynx. Thanks for the link... ugly overloadtwitchingkitty https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2010/02/cheshire-frog.html?showComment=1283977659208 Ugly Overload: Cheshire Frog A Cheshire frog looming out of the darkness on an overhead tree branch. Definitely more freaky than a Cheshire cat. Lewis Carroll probably m... ugly overloadcheshirefrog https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2009/05/nightmare-bird.html?showComment=1242244680000 Ugly Overload: Nightmare Bird Jochen encountered this emu at a private farm in Germany. The emu is a very large flightless bird found throughout mainland Australia. It g... ugly overloadnightmarebird https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2008/03/mississippi-monster.html?showComment=1204744380000 Ugly Overload: Mississippi Monster Say hello to the Mississippi Paddlefish , aka Polyodon spathula , Spadefish, Spoonbill Catfish, Duckbill Cat, etc. Reaching seven feet in le... ugly overloadmississippimonster https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2009/06/its-good-to-be-king-vulture.html?showComment=1245982446844 Ugly Overload: It's Good to be King Vulture The King Vulture ( Sarcoramphus papa) is a large New World vulture, whose habitat includes lowland forests from southern Mexico to northern... ugly overloadto begoodkingvulture https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2009/01/jumping-spider-eyes.html?showComment=1379610247403 Ugly Overload: Jumping Spider Eyes Jumping spiders comprise the famliy Salticidae, the largest and most diverse of spider families (ah, a melting pot), with between 4,000 and ... ugly overloadjumping spidereyes https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2009/04/blog-post.html?showComment=1396372669347 Ugly Overload: An Ecosystem Under Your Bed Rebecca and her husband decided to take advantage of the warm weather and rearrange their bedroom to take advantage of open windows and bett... ugly overloadecosystembed https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2009/09/goodbye-to-chinese-paddlefish.html Ugly Overload: Goodbye to the Chinese Paddlefish? What do you know--another tragedy out of China. This one comes in the form of an expected recently extinctified (made up word) giant freshwa... ugly overloadto thegoodbyechinesepaddlefish https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2009/02/transparent-head.html?showComment=1236542100000 Ugly Overload: Transparent Head A bunch of you alert readers sent this in to me, and for good reason. It's not every day that we get to encounter a fish with a transparent ... ugly overloadtransparenthead https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2009/01/thats-some-prolific-pig.html?showComment=1231251360000 Ugly Overload: That's Some Prolific Pig I know, I'm posting on something that's already been covered by Cute Overload. But bear in mind I'm looking at the adult, not the adorable p... ugly overloadprolificpig https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2008/01/in-full-swing.html?showComment=1200951780000 Ugly Overload: In Full Swing My arachnophobia: back in full swing. I've got a question for you spider experts. I know that spiders drain their insectoid meals dry, leavi... ugly overloadfullswing https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2009/01/cnidarians-beware.html Ugly Overload: Cnidarians Beware A little while ago I posted on a sea spider, which National Geographic had described as an actual arachnid. They were wrong, as many of you ... ugly overloadcnidariansbeware https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2007/01/carpathian-edibles.html Ugly Overload: Carpathian Edibles Alcessa encountered this pair of Hungarian Mangalica pigs in a German Zoo last year. You can also call them poodle pigs, or blonde pigs - j... ugly overloadcarpathianedibles https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2010/02/chicks-with-appetites.html Ugly Overload: Chicks with Appetites ugly overloadchicksappetites https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2007/12/brainwash.html?showComment=1197487800000 Ugly Overload: Brainwash I've posted on some stuff that has made me ashamed to be human. This one makes me ashamed to be a biological entity. Jade sent me this video... ugly overloadbrainwash https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2008/05/crab-comparison.html?showComment=1268667748463 Ugly Overload: Crab Comparison Here's what a normal hermit crab looks like (I used to have these as pets as a wee lad). It's something you can pick up with your finger tip... ugly overloadcrabcomparison https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2009/01/mudskippers.html?showComment=1232487120000 Ugly Overload: Mudskippers Jelo pointed out that I've been remiss in posting on the comely mudskipper (only one post in over three years). So here goes. They're found... ugly overloadmudskippers https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2008/03/wrongfully-accused.html Ugly Overload: Wrongfully Accused Marty alerted me to a news story out of Australia. It seems that a man called the police to report that he had been...had...by a wombat, in... ugly overloadaccused https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2009/11/pink-malice.html?showComment=1259889836667 Ugly Overload: Pink Malice Albino alligators are rare in the wild. In fact, they've only been spotted in Louisiana, and an adult one has never been seen in the wild (... ugly overloadpinkmalice https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2009/03/stump-tailed-skink.html?showComment=1237309320000 Ugly Overload: Stump-tailed Skink Behold the prehistoric mug of the latest Aussie addition to Ugly Overload: the stump-tailed skink ( Tiliqua rugosa ). There are four subsp... ugly overloadstumptailedskink https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2006/10/big-surprise.html?showComment=1160554500000 Ugly Overload: Big Surprise Did you know that baby baboons are called cubs? Why not simply call them ugly? This little one was abandoned by its mother. Big surprise - u... ugly overloadbigsurprise https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2007/08/on-chain.html?showComment=1188267120000 Ugly Overload: On a Chain Hmm. Well. So, I've got this hyena on a leash. Yep. Now I guess I'll just...well. My options are limited, cuz I've got a hyena leash in my h... ugly overloadchain https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2007/05/check-your-skimmer.html?showComment=1179413700000 Ugly Overload: Check Your Skimmer There seems to be a growing collection of freaky, underwater photos of white tigers on the web. Here is this week's installment. Just watch ... ugly overloadcheckskimmer https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2008/06/squid-info-needed.html?showComment=1213143720000 Ugly Overload: Squid Info Needed I need some help with this one. Can anyone give me the common name of this squid, which has been named Stauroteuthis syrtensis ? It's some s... ugly overloadsquidinfoneeded https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2006/12/oxfam-alpacas.html?showComment=1166230620000 Ugly Overload: Oxfam Alpacas Here is a fantastic video made by TVF for Oxfam (a wonderful charity). Enjoy. Thanks for the video, Rob. ugly overloadoxfamalpacas https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2012/10/your-monday-ugdorable_8.html Ugly Overload: Your Monday Ugdorable I swear this blog isn't going to become Sirenian Overload, but just one more - this photo of an orphaned Amazonian manatee that I think i... ugly overloadmonday https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2007/09/what-circumstances.html Ugly Overload: What Circumstances I assume that this is the last photo ever taken with this camera. The anteater was caught mid-lunge as it attacked with its claws. What else... ugly overloadcircumstances https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2008/10/british-invasion-of-alien-kind.html Ugly Overload: British Invasion of the Alien Kind Increasingly mild weather in the UK may seem like a good thing to those who hate the cold and rain. But like everything, even mildness has i... ugly overloadbritish invasionof thealienkind https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2007/02/rolling-out-uglies-part-iii.html?showComment=1172545440000 Ugly Overload: Rolling Out the Uglies, Part III This giant squid was recently caught by New Zealand fisherman off the coast of Antartica. What's with all the giant squids popping up recent... ugly overloadrolling outugliespartiii https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2008/12/one-less-worm.html?showComment=1228800960000 Ugly Overload: One Less Worm What's this? Good news? Yes. It turns out that thanks to a variety of eradication efforts, time, materials, and education, Guinea worm infec... ugly overloadone lessworm https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2008/08/earthworm-hunter.html?showComment=1245643645572 Ugly Overload: Earthworm Hunter Continuing with the worm theme, Joe sent me this lovely little creature. Say hello to the land planarian. Though I don't know the specific s... ugly overloadearthwormhunter https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2007/12/pat-on-back.html Ugly Overload: A Pat on the Back Would Shelob have been more or less scary colored like this leaf spider? I'm guessing less, but the image of Sam driving Sting into that ... ugly overloadon thepatback https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2007/02/goliath-on-goliath.html?showComment=1172239740000 Ugly Overload: Goliath on Goliath This is what I call upping the ante when it comes to spiders. In fact, it really can't be upped any more, since this is the largest spider o... ugly overloadgoliath https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2007/12/brainwash.html?showComment=1197418020000 Ugly Overload: Brainwash I've posted on some stuff that has made me ashamed to be human. This one makes me ashamed to be a biological entity. Jade sent me this video... ugly overloadbrainwash https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2007/06/what-do-i-do.html Ugly Overload: What Do I Do? No, that's not a coaster or an ash tray. You're looking at discophus guinetti. I've done some poking around, and I can't find out much on th... ugly overload https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2007/11/santapede.html?showComment=1196219340000 Ugly Overload: Santapede Offered to you, in the holiday spirit, courtesy Eugene , via Sherry . ugly overload https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2007/02/perfect-name.html?showComment=1170652020000 Ugly Overload: Perfect Name I cannot explain how much I like this animal, or rather, this baby. Callum sent me this link , and my world has changed. Behold the puggle... ugly overloadperfectname https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2008/09/self-sustaining-monster.html?showComment=1221093540000 Ugly Overload: Self-Sustaining Monster The spider photos keep pouring in. I can't stem the tide... Bonni encountered this huntsman spider at her home near Melbourne, Australia. T... ugly overloadselfsustainingmonster https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2007/12/one-small-corner.html?showComment=1197530640000 Ugly Overload: One Small Corner My buddy Alan sent me this link to a Time article . It seems that we've plumbed the depths of the sea a bit deeper and dredged up another 70... ugly overloadonesmallcorner https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2007/03/bit-of-sad-news.html?showComment=1173408000000 Ugly Overload: A Bit of Sad News For my frequent readers, you've no doubt come to enjoy the various photos that Jade Walker has sent along - think roaches, centipedes, and t... a bit ofugly overloadsadnews https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2012/04/komodo-dragon-of-wasps.html Ugly Overload: Komodo Dragon of Wasps Joan brings us this beauty, via Dailymail . Behold this newly discovered species of wasp, found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. T... ugly overloadkomodo dragonwasps https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2007/12/brainwash.html?showComment=1198337400000 Ugly Overload: Brainwash I've posted on some stuff that has made me ashamed to be human. This one makes me ashamed to be a biological entity. Jade sent me this video... ugly overloadbrainwash https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2010/01/oilbird.html?showComment=1267049360898 Ugly Overload: The Oilbird This bird may not seem ugly at first appearance, but wait till you get the details. Here's a colorful quote : "Raucous shrieking and frightf... ugly overloadoilbird https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2007/03/my-esteem.html?showComment=1174803480000 Ugly Overload: My Esteem I think nearly every photo I've posted on the Aye Aye is of the same creature, just in different poses. I may have to travel to Madagascar ... ugly overloadesteem https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2010/01/amazon-river-dolphin.html?showComment=1266557042377 Ugly Overload: Amazon River Dolphin Should you ever find yourself rafting through the Amazon river basin and you come across a friendly, pink/gray, beaked face, don't be alarme... ugly overloadamazon riverdolphin https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2009/10/disillusionment.html Ugly Overload: Disillusionment This photo was taken at a crocodile farm in Bangkok. The wrestler looks like a nice enough guy, complete with a winning smile. So why, oh wh... ugly overloaddisillusionment https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2010/07/happy-ugly-fourth-of-july.html Ugly Overload: Happy Ugly Fourth of July Hope you're all enjoying some nice cold summer treats like this baboon at Hangzhou Wild Animal Zoo in China. Selected for your enjoyment fro... ugly overloadhappy fourthjuly https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2006/10/vultures-and-lovers.html Ugly Overload: Vultures and Lovers Here is the lappet-faced, or nubian vulture . Now here's an association you wouldn't expect: in Southern Africa, the name for these carrion ... ugly overloadvultureslovers https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2008/05/congo-fish.html?showComment=1210341480000 Ugly Overload: Congo Fish The Dark Continent is the home of many mysteries and has long held the world's imagination. Among its many wonders are its rivers, including... ugly overloadcongofish https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2009/11/polar-predator-personality.html?showComment=1259803471980 Ugly Overload: Polar Predator Personality I never get to post on leopard seals. And truth be told, this video doesn't belong on Ugly Overload. But I have no other outlet, so I'll abu... ugly overloadpolarpredatorpersonality https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2008/03/to-be-queen.html?showComment=1206974340000 Ugly Overload: To Be Queen As a flawed human being, I take a bit of pleasure in seeing the flaws in others, even in insects. Ants, who are so often praised for their s... ugly overloadto bequeen https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2007/07/pumpkin-bugs.html?showComment=1184418000000 Ugly Overload: Pumpkin Bugs Poor Tiffany encounters this infestation of bugs on her pumpkins every year. Maybe if we can help identify them she'll know how best to ward... ugly overloadpumpkinbugs https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2010/01/commiserate.html?showComment=1263924116196 Ugly Overload: Commiserate Anyone know what kind of bird this is? I want to ID it so I can commiserate with it. I know exactly how it feels. I think the two of us woul... ugly overloadcommiserate https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2007/11/twitching-kitty.html Ugly Overload: Twitching Kitty Kittens often twitch in their sleep. But that same endearing tick takes on a new...flavor...when done by a naked Sphynx. Thanks for the link... ugly overloadtwitchingkitty https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2010/02/cheshire-frog.html?showComment=1283977659208 Ugly Overload: Cheshire Frog A Cheshire frog looming out of the darkness on an overhead tree branch. Definitely more freaky than a Cheshire cat. Lewis Carroll probably m... ugly overloadcheshirefrog https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2009/05/nightmare-bird.html?showComment=1242244680000 Ugly Overload: Nightmare Bird Jochen encountered this emu at a private farm in Germany. The emu is a very large flightless bird found throughout mainland Australia. It g... ugly overloadnightmarebird https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2008/03/mississippi-monster.html?showComment=1204744380000 Ugly Overload: Mississippi Monster Say hello to the Mississippi Paddlefish , aka Polyodon spathula , Spadefish, Spoonbill Catfish, Duckbill Cat, etc. Reaching seven feet in le... ugly overloadmississippimonster https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2009/06/its-good-to-be-king-vulture.html?showComment=1245982446844 Ugly Overload: It's Good to be King Vulture The King Vulture ( Sarcoramphus papa) is a large New World vulture, whose habitat includes lowland forests from southern Mexico to northern... ugly overloadto begoodkingvulture https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2009/01/jumping-spider-eyes.html?showComment=1379610247403 Ugly Overload: Jumping Spider Eyes Jumping spiders comprise the famliy Salticidae, the largest and most diverse of spider families (ah, a melting pot), with between 4,000 and ... ugly overloadjumping spidereyes https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2009/04/blog-post.html?showComment=1396372669347 Ugly Overload: An Ecosystem Under Your Bed Rebecca and her husband decided to take advantage of the warm weather and rearrange their bedroom to take advantage of open windows and bett... ugly overloadecosystembed https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2009/09/goodbye-to-chinese-paddlefish.html Ugly Overload: Goodbye to the Chinese Paddlefish? What do you know--another tragedy out of China. This one comes in the form of an expected recently extinctified (made up word) giant freshwa... ugly overloadto thegoodbyechinesepaddlefish https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2009/02/transparent-head.html?showComment=1236542100000 Ugly Overload: Transparent Head A bunch of you alert readers sent this in to me, and for good reason. It's not every day that we get to encounter a fish with a transparent ... ugly overloadtransparenthead https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2009/01/thats-some-prolific-pig.html?showComment=1231251360000 Ugly Overload: That's Some Prolific Pig I know, I'm posting on something that's already been covered by Cute Overload. But bear in mind I'm looking at the adult, not the adorable p... ugly overloadprolificpig https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2008/01/in-full-swing.html?showComment=1200951780000 Ugly Overload: In Full Swing My arachnophobia: back in full swing. I've got a question for you spider experts. I know that spiders drain their insectoid meals dry, leavi... ugly overloadfullswing https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2009/01/cnidarians-beware.html Ugly Overload: Cnidarians Beware A little while ago I posted on a sea spider, which National Geographic had described as an actual arachnid. They were wrong, as many of you ... ugly overloadcnidariansbeware https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2007/01/carpathian-edibles.html Ugly Overload: Carpathian Edibles Alcessa encountered this pair of Hungarian Mangalica pigs in a German Zoo last year. You can also call them poodle pigs, or blonde pigs - j... ugly overloadcarpathianedibles https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2010/02/chicks-with-appetites.html Ugly Overload: Chicks with Appetites ugly overloadchicksappetites https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2007/12/brainwash.html?showComment=1197487800000 Ugly Overload: Brainwash I've posted on some stuff that has made me ashamed to be human. This one makes me ashamed to be a biological entity. Jade sent me this video... ugly overloadbrainwash https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2008/05/crab-comparison.html?showComment=1268667748463 Ugly Overload: Crab Comparison Here's what a normal hermit crab looks like (I used to have these as pets as a wee lad). It's something you can pick up with your finger tip... ugly overloadcrabcomparison https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2009/01/mudskippers.html?showComment=1232487120000 Ugly Overload: Mudskippers Jelo pointed out that I've been remiss in posting on the comely mudskipper (only one post in over three years). So here goes. They're found... ugly overloadmudskippers https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2008/03/wrongfully-accused.html Ugly Overload: Wrongfully Accused Marty alerted me to a news story out of Australia. It seems that a man called the police to report that he had been...had...by a wombat, in... ugly overloadaccused https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2009/11/pink-malice.html?showComment=1259889836667 Ugly Overload: Pink Malice Albino alligators are rare in the wild. In fact, they've only been spotted in Louisiana, and an adult one has never been seen in the wild (... ugly overloadpinkmalice https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2009/03/stump-tailed-skink.html?showComment=1237309320000 Ugly Overload: Stump-tailed Skink Behold the prehistoric mug of the latest Aussie addition to Ugly Overload: the stump-tailed skink ( Tiliqua rugosa ). There are four subsp... ugly overloadstumptailedskink https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2006/10/big-surprise.html?showComment=1160554500000 Ugly Overload: Big Surprise Did you know that baby baboons are called cubs? Why not simply call them ugly? This little one was abandoned by its mother. Big surprise - u... ugly overloadbigsurprise https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2007/08/on-chain.html?showComment=1188267120000 Ugly Overload: On a Chain Hmm. Well. So, I've got this hyena on a leash. Yep. Now I guess I'll just...well. My options are limited, cuz I've got a hyena leash in my h... ugly overloadchain https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2007/05/check-your-skimmer.html?showComment=1179413700000 Ugly Overload: Check Your Skimmer There seems to be a growing collection of freaky, underwater photos of white tigers on the web. Here is this week's installment. Just watch ... ugly overloadcheckskimmer https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2008/06/squid-info-needed.html?showComment=1213143720000 Ugly Overload: Squid Info Needed I need some help with this one. Can anyone give me the common name of this squid, which has been named Stauroteuthis syrtensis ? It's some s... ugly overloadsquidinfoneeded https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2006/12/oxfam-alpacas.html?showComment=1166230620000 Ugly Overload: Oxfam Alpacas Here is a fantastic video made by TVF for Oxfam (a wonderful charity). Enjoy. Thanks for the video, Rob. ugly overloadoxfamalpacas https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2012/10/your-monday-ugdorable_8.html Ugly Overload: Your Monday Ugdorable I swear this blog isn't going to become Sirenian Overload, but just one more - this photo of an orphaned Amazonian manatee that I think i... ugly overloadmonday https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2007/09/what-circumstances.html Ugly Overload: What Circumstances I assume that this is the last photo ever taken with this camera. The anteater was caught mid-lunge as it attacked with its claws. What else... ugly overloadcircumstances https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2008/10/british-invasion-of-alien-kind.html Ugly Overload: British Invasion of the Alien Kind Increasingly mild weather in the UK may seem like a good thing to those who hate the cold and rain. But like everything, even mildness has i... ugly overloadbritish invasionof thealienkind https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2007/02/rolling-out-uglies-part-iii.html?showComment=1172545440000 Ugly Overload: Rolling Out the Uglies, Part III This giant squid was recently caught by New Zealand fisherman off the coast of Antartica. What's with all the giant squids popping up recent... ugly overloadrolling outugliespartiii https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2008/12/one-less-worm.html?showComment=1228800960000 Ugly Overload: One Less Worm What's this? Good news? Yes. It turns out that thanks to a variety of eradication efforts, time, materials, and education, Guinea worm infec... ugly overloadone lessworm https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/ Ugly Overload Giving ugly animals their day in the sun. We avoid the simply tragic, diseased, or maimed. Rather, these creatures are only as hideous as nature - or their... uglyoverload https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2008/08/earthworm-hunter.html?showComment=1245643645572 Ugly Overload: Earthworm Hunter Continuing with the worm theme, Joe sent me this lovely little creature. Say hello to the land planarian. Though I don't know the specific s... ugly overloadearthwormhunter https://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2007/12/pat-on-back.html Ugly Overload: A Pat on the Back Would Shelob have been more or less scary colored like this leaf spider? I'm guessing less, but the image of Sam driving Sting into that ... ugly overloadon thepatback