It’s a pretty big hat. A mite menacing, even.

It’s a vampire spider?

I’ve never had a bear move into my house or take up residence in one of my boots.

On the off chance that you’re like me and would prefer to know, the phrase is typically “case in point”.

Reading the summary, I wondered what “MNPs” are. From the article:

micro- and nanoplastics, or MNPs for short

I assume because it has the “oo” sound. “Loser” looks like it rhymes with “hoser”.

Essentially yes. I think it’s usually, “out of the frying pan, into the fire.”