feet

Only on the internet does so many people come together and create a mini phenomenon surrounding something like cat's toes. Or in other words, toe beans. Yes, you read that right. Toe beans! Toe beans are called that because of the shape of the little pads on their feet. One thing I learned in my search for toe beans is that no matter the age of the cat, toe beans are gosh darn cute, especially if they have an extra toe bean thrown in there.

Below, y'all will find photos of kitty toes at different angles. Some are pretty standard, but some are also hilarious or artistic. Personally, my absolute favorite thing to do is to put my finger in the palm of my kitty's paw whilst their making biscuits in the air and then the beans tense around it.

Stop the presses, who in this universe would have thought that caterpillars have such cute feet? 

Not us, that's for sure! There's so much beauty in some insects (sorry roaches, we're just not ready for you yet), and sometimes that beauty isn't really noticeable to us at first. Then you see it in a new light, a fresh perspective, and all of sudden you're thinking the impossible --- bugs can be cute! Like, those tiny tarantula paws! Those were awwdorable!

The 'feet' seen down below are known as the caterpillar's 'prolegs,' "small, fleshy, stub structure found on the ventral surface of the abdomen of most larval forms of insects of the order Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths)."

Well, like we said about the roaches, maybe not ALL bugs but definitely caterpillars and definitely their little feet! 

Seems like there's a subreddit for absolutely ANYTHING these days! And that includes anything cat-related!

Which is A-OK with us! Actually, it's more than OK. We can drown in those cat sub forever, happily so. 

The subreddit, r/straightenedfeetsies, is a place for photos of cats, dogs, and any other floofs with straightened feet/legs. 

How does the rating system work in this subreddit, one might ask. Well, it's simple: "one straightened feetsie in a photo is enough, but two is even better! Three is amazing. And four? Four is the royal flush of straightened feetsies! Bonus points for straightened feetsies sticking out from underneath blankets."

Do you have a straightened feetsies floof you'd like to share? Post it in the comments below! 

Across the animal kingdom, feet come in an astonishing variety of shapes and sizes. Different types of feet are specialized to do different kinds of things. Here's the science behind 8 animal feet. Via: The Business Insider

Though animals' colorful array of absolutely ludicrous feet may seem random, every foot serves an important evolutionary function. Just like strange animal mouths help our furry friends chomp, weird feet help them climb, balance, and run. Some of the animal feet replicate humans' just a little too closely for comfort  while others are just bizarrely over sized. Via: Ranker