“Good lord, evolution, what is that?”

“It’s a flannel moth caterpillar I just finished. Funny little guy, huh?”

“It’s sort of… terrifying.”

“What? Nah. Look, it’s mostly hair. Pretty irritating, maybe, but there’s not much room for brains under there. It can’t actually do anything.”

“Okay, if you say so. But then where are you going to put it? Like, what is its ecological niche going to be?”

“Oh, I don’t know. Do I have to think of everything? I mean, I guess it could run for president of the United States.”

Source: Olly Boon / YouTube

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wtfevolution:

Need a holiday gift for your nerdy best friend, precocious teenage offspring, or fundamentalist aunt?* Consider the WTF, Evolution?! book. Charles Darwin would have liked it, probably.

Here’s what some living people are saying:

“Mara Grunbaum’s book highlights the amazing, truly strange side of evolution. Nature’s a funny thing.” —The Verge

“In addition to being entertaining, the combined photos and commentary are extremely educational. They are also a constant reminder of what evolution is and how it really works.” —Huffington Post

"Although many of the species profiled here have downright disgusting quirks (such as baby toads that crawl through their mother’s skin), readers can’t help but be awed by them.” —Scientific American

Available at:
Amazon
Powell’s Books
Barnes and Noble
IndieBound
and bookstores near you.

*WTF, Evolution? cannot be held responsible for the reaction of your fundamentalist aunt.

Look, the book came out a while ago, which means no one will even be expecting it this year. Now’s your chance to surprise them!

wtfevolution:

New York/New Jersey! I’m doing a reading next week at Little City Books in Hoboken. You should come.

Tonight!

wtfevolution:

New York/New Jersey! I’m doing a reading next week at Little City Books in Hoboken. You should come.

Tonight!