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Nature is amazing. It can also be wonderfully bizarre. Mother Nature never fails to amaze us with something extraordinary and unusual every now and then - from a giant scary-looking bat to fascinating rock formations, and from unusual fruits to the world's tallest palm tree. Scroll on to marvel at some strange photos of nature from around the world.

1. Giant mushroom

2. Adorable! Newborn hedgehogs

3. This is the tallest palm tree in the world, reaching a height of 60 meters (197 ft). It's located in Colombia and has been able to withstand the strongest winds.

4. Marrying architecture with nature. Hotel Park Royal in Singapore by WOHA Architects.

5. Banks Peninsula, New Zealand - one of nature's most unique playgrounds.

Nature Photos, Banks Peninsula, New Zealand

6. The size of a giant isopod. This is about half of their maximum size.

Related: 13 Pics of Weird Animals That Will Give You Nightmares!

7. This is a hammer-headed bat. Creepy!

8. This weird icicle effect was caused by cars splashing a puddle onto the tree.

9. Have you ever seen a tree like this before?

Related: 16 Bizarre Pictures of Trees DEVOURING Random Things

10. Natural rock formation

11. An unusually-shaped Amanita muscaria mushroom

12. Emus sometimes have spiky scales on the backs of their legs

13. Nature is the best artist

14. Hala is an edible fruit native to Southeast Asia, eastern Australia, the Pacific Islands, and Hawaii. It consists of numerous segments called keys or cones.

15. An upward-growing icicle

Source of all images: Acid Cow

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