Curiosity Stream on Instagram: "The World's Slowest, Weirdest Snackers? 🍄🪨 Think fungi just eat dead trees? Think again! Some of these incredible organisms have a truly mind-bending diet: they eat rocks! These fungi don't have mouths to chew, so they get their nutrients in a much more fascinating way. Their vast underground networks, called mycelium, release powerful organic acids that slowly dissolve the minerals right out of the rocks. It’s like a secret chemical process happening all the ti

Curiosity Stream on Instagram: "The moment a baby sea turtle hatches, its life becomes a high-stakes race for survival. The journey from the sandy nest to the safety of the ocean is a perilous one, and a gauntlet of predators is waiting. Among the most common are crabs, especially the agile ghost crabs and hungry hermit crabs. These opportunistic predators are a natural part of the coastal ecosystem, and they are simply acting on instinct. While it's a heartbreaking sight, it's a brutal reality