Have you ever seen a weird animal?
Leucistic maybe? Or… something else?
What are your weirdos? Curious to see your replies.
These projects might be relevant:
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/amazing-aberrants
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/weirdwildwonders
Starfish (along with most other echinoderms as far as I’m aware) indeed show pentameral symmetry, usually, so at least multiples of 5. I don’t know what mechanisms cause individuals to differ from this (probably mutations or “faulty” regeneration), but I’ve also seen essentially 4 armed “squarefish” in the past.
The two most unusual organisms I’ve seen are:
Coneflowers https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/125547486
Molting Cardinal https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/170352821
I once saw a bald male Northern Cardinal but I couldn’t take a photo of him because he flew away.
The Campanula persicifolia shows an example of a peloric flower.
It’s called pelorism. I see @je9h said it before I could.
All the better to sting you with!
Nooooo!!! :((((((
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/283980122
When I saw it, it immediately kept my eye -for what reason?
True, i never had seen it before because it is very uncommon in my region, but however said to be not uncommon in the eastern part of Europe.
But there is something else. It is called seven-star because it has seven petals.
Most flowers have petal numbers matching the mathematical fibonacci series or -if sepals count too (Orchids and Lilies) a fibonacci number times two.
But the number seven matches neither the first nor the second condition.
How comes?
Is it a neophyte from the stars that was simply overlooked ?
How cool!
I got to see one myself someday!
Audible Gasp: BLOÖDCHEËP!
In all seriousness, I don’t know if I’ve seen such a dramatic molt on a cardinal before.
That cardinal thought of a total outfit change 
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/296505233
This thing I found a few mins ago looks so weird, like a baby dragon of some sort! (Even though adults are rather cute)
I found a Dragon Springtail and I really want to find more https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/165114440
I still don’t know what this is. Its identified to Kingdom Animalia. Observation here.
Mantis ootheca?
