It started, as many issues do, with a 10-foot marine worm that wields jaws so sharp and highly effective they’ll slice a fish in two. Then got here the wasp with a sting so painful that an precise scientist’s precise recommendation for individuals who get stung by this factor is to simply lie down and scream till the agony subsides. After which there have been the foot-long snails which might be consuming their means by way of Florida.

These have been simply a few of the over 100 entries in my WIRED column Absurd Creature of the Week, which ran between 2013 and 2016. We made a internet video collection out of it too, referred to as Absurd Creatures. And I’m happier than a large earthworm in mud to announce that my child is all grown up: Immediately Netflix is premiering their all-new docu-series Absurd Planet, produced by Condé Nast Leisure. (Condé Nast owns WIRED.)

It’s greater, bolder, absurd…er. And it’s written by professionals who’re funnier and fewer snarky than me, which is sweet. Belief me after I say this: Absurd Planet is the escapism your loved ones wants proper now. It’s enjoyable as all hell, and academic as well.

Your information is none apart from Mom Nature, voiced by Afi Ekulona. Over 12 wild episodes, she’ll introduce you to a number of the strangest critters on Earth, as they battle, make good, eat one another, and—in fact—make infants.

Talking of, we’ve obtained an unique clip above that follows the trials of the large Pacific octopus, maybe essentially the most devoted mom on Earth. Get pleasure from, and maintain it bizarre on the market.

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