50 ‘Mildly Interesting’ Things Spotted In Nature That Are Actually Surprising (New Pics)

OK, I know “mildly interesting” doesn’t sound as exciting as “nature is f**king lit” or “nature is metal” but this subreddit also features lit and metal pictures of Mother Earth.

Since its creation in 2012, r/MildlyInteresting has become one of the biggest communities on Reddit. It has over 18.7 million members, with thousands browsing the sub at any given moment.

As Bored Panda showed in our previous article, nature is one of the most popular themes in this colorful corner of the Internet—whether it’s a random fact or a unique photo, the surprises keep on coming. Continue scrolling and check out the most recent ones.

#1 This Tree That Has Grown Across The Driveway And Sprouted More Trees Off The Top

50 ‘Mildly Interesting’ Things Spotted In Nature That Are Actually Surprising (New Pics)

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#2 Truck Door Handle On A Frosty Morning

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#3 Flock Of Sparrows Portaying A Horse While Horses Gallop In The Background

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#4 The Way This Ice Has Formed Looks Like A Tiny Forest

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#5 The Way This Bird Sits While Eating

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#6 My Cat Has A Genetic Mutation That Makes Her Eyes Weird, Her Sight Is Perfect

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#7 I Found A Mushroom That Looks Like A Little Owl

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#8 I Saw A White Deer In The Woods The Other Day

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#9 My Cat Has A Cookie Shape On His Belly

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#10 My Tuxedo Cat Wednesday Has White Lines Going Down Each Leg. From Underneath She Looks Skeletal

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#11 The Area I Used To Work In Washington Looks Like Jurassic Park

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#12 Stygian Owl Known For Red Reflection Of Their Eyes That Are Often Associated With The Devil

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#13 The Inside Of My Purple Cabbage

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#14 A 225 Million Year Old Petrified Opal Tree Trunk Located In Arizona

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#15 Two Roses Are Growing Out Of The Dying Remains Of The Other Rose

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#16 Black And White Squirrel That Came Up To Me On My Walk

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#17 I Took A Photo From The Same Spot In All 4 Seasons

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#18 Blue Sky Reflecting On Neighboring Building With Storm Behind It

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#19 How They Replanted This Forest To Smile At You In The Fall

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#20 I Have Partial Heterochromia In Both Eyes

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#21 A Tree Growing On The Branch Of Another Tree

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#22 I Found Some Icicles Looking Like Chess Pieces

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#23 The Way This Tree Stump Has A Cityscape On It

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#24 This Snowflake Perfectly Suspended On A Spider’s Thread

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#25 This Cat Has Black Circles Around This Eyes

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#26 This Cat’s Markings Make It Look Like It’s Nose Is Missing

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#27 Found A Patch Of Moss Behind A Loading Dock That Looks Like A Tiny Tropical Island With A Palm Tree

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#28 My Cat Has A Cat In His Markings

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#29 The Way My Silhouette Appears Within This Circular Rainbow

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#30 Jupiter And Saturn Alignment From Italy

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#31 Watched A Crimson Rose Caterpillar Metamorphosize To A Butterfly

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#32 Splitting Firewood And Found A Piece Resembling The Sky In “The Starry Night”

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#33 This Rock That Looks Like A Sock

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#34 This Eagle Struck Me A Pose On The Top Floor Of A Mall

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#35 The Way This Pumpkin Has Rotted Is Just Creepy

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#36 Tree Fell But Grew Back Up

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#37 Bone Cancer In A Snake Skeleton

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#38 The Skin On My Apple Kinda Looks Like The Silhouette Of A Camel

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#39 This Knot On Our Door Glows Red When The Sun Shines On The Other Side

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#40 The Pattern Of The Ice On My Windscreen This Morning

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#41 I Went Hiking And Found A Rock/Log That Resembled A Giant Moss Puppy

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#42 This Bridge To Nowhere. When The Tide Is Out, It Allows Beachgoers To Cross A Stream That Cuts Across The Beach

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#43 This Egg My Chicken Laid Looks Like A Kinder Surprise Egg

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#44 This Jalapeño Looks Like A T-Rex

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#45 Was Cutting Down A Tree At A Golf Course And Found A Golf Ball Wedged In It

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#46 I Found A 5 Leaf Clover!

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#47 I Found This Print From Where A Gray Wolf Slept In The Snow. You Can Even See Her Ribs!

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#48 Our Kiwi Vine Produces Mostly Twins And Triplet Fruits, Enough To Showcase The Cell Division Process

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#49 This 5 Inch Moth We Found In Our House Yard Today

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#50 Forgot Spaghetti With Mushrooms In The Microwave For A Week. Now It’s A Floofly Ball Of Mold

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