Species: Aeshna cyanea
Yes, it was alive at the time and left alone (outside of taking a picture)
Rules:
1.. Please mark original photos with [OC] in the title if you're the photographer
2..Pictures containing a politician from any country or planet are prohibited, this is a community voted on rule.
3.. Image must be a photograph, no AI or digital art.
4.. No NSFW/Cosplay/Spam/Trolling images.
5.. Be civil. No racism or bigotry.
Photo of the Week Rule(s):
1.. On Fridays, the most upvoted original, marked [OC], photo posted between Friday and Thursday will be the next week's banner and featured photo.
2.. The weekly photos will be saved for an end of the year run off.
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If nature can make beautiful stuff like this, why make humans? :)
Behold the Blobfish
Blobfish look perfectly normal at their normal depth and pressure. It's only when we drag one up from the depths that they explode and end up looking like a half-melted decorative soap from your grandmother's guest bathroom.
I don't have that excuse.