The fascinating thing about evolution is how it finds infinite ways for creatures to be badass. Some can rip every other species in their area to shreds, some are masters of camouflage, some just breed so fast you can't eat them all. But equally amazing is how creatures find a way to survive and thrive even with laughable and obvious design defects.

7 Mayflies Have No Mouths

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These insects may only be a quarter of an inch to an inch long, but apparently most of it is dick.

Mating is all the mayflies do -- as soon as they reach adulthood, they mate in a gigantic midair orgy the likes of which have only been seen inside a Rolling Stones tour plane. Their annual sex swarm is so thick it can even show up on weather radar.

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"There's a strong, sweaty bug sex front approaching from the west. Residents are advised to stock up on lubricant and MDMA."

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They cause traffic disturbances and nearly black out skies with their massive swarms of depravity. After they're all sexed out, the females drop the fertilized eggs in the water and carry on with the rest of their lives.

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"I'm going to business school!"

Of course, "the rest of their lives" isn't terribly long in this case, because ...

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Their Stupid Defect:

They have no freaking mouths. They can't eat.

Adult mayflies do not develop working mouths. Their digestive organs are completely filled with air, which is the saddest thing we've imagined all week. As soon as they go through metamorphosis and reach adulthood, they begin starving to death. It would be bad enough if they were born without mouths, but the fact that they actually lose it when they grow up proves that nature has gone out of its way to screw them.