Category: bizarre

Tardigrades: Microscopic Moss Piglet Water Bears of Earth

Dec 21, 2014 | bizarre, cool, moss piglet, sea, tardigrades, water bear | 7

Habitat: occur over the entire world, from the high Himalayas (above 6,000 metres (20,000 ft)), to...

Sarcastic Fringehead: A.K.A. ‘Predator’ in Real Life

Nov 20, 2014 | bizarre, Neoclinus blanchardi, sarcastic fringhead, sea | 1

Alright, Here’s the Aquatic Scrotum Frog: a Name and a Face You Won’t Soon Forget!

Apr 17, 2014 | amphibian, bizarre, endangered, endangered species, Uncategorized, weird | 5

Habitat: Lake Titicaca and rivers that flow into this lake in South America Status: Critically...

Scaly-foot Gastropod: The Snail With an Iron Fist Foot

Nov 18, 2013 | bizarre, cool, Crysomallon squamiferum, deep sea, scaly-foot gastropod | 0

Habitat: deep sea; Kairei hydrothermal vent field, on the Central Indian Ridge Status: Not Listed...

The Purple Frog’s Got Personal Problems

Oct 2, 2013 | amphibian, bizarre, purple frog, rare | 8

image credit: arkive.org image credit: edwindwianto.wordpress.com image credit: kalyan.livejournal.com image credit: kalyan.livejournal.com image credit: 2pat.wordpress.com Habitat: Western Ghats in India Status: Endangered This...

Someone Give This Guy a Tissue: the Bloody-nosed Beetle

Sep 20, 2013 | bizarre, bloody-nosed beetle, insect, Timarcha tenebricosa | 4

©gloygum © muftillo image source: www.entomart.be © audelaine Habitat: found in southern and central Europe, and is common in Britain and Ireland Status: No Conservation Concerns This large flightless leaf beetle, known as...

Behold the Bizarre, Bug-eyed Budapest Pigeon

Sep 9, 2013 | bird, bizarre, weird | 0

Habitat: domesticated, originally bred in Hungary Status: No Conservation Concerns When I first...

The Mouldy Beetle Looks Like Something You’d Find in your Belly Button!

Jun 11, 2013 | bizarre, insect, weird | 2

Habitat: South Africa Status: Not listed Ohhhh Mondays… by far the worst day of the week. So...

6 of the Most Disgusting Animal Defenses in Nature

May 21, 2013 | bizarre, gross, lists, Uncategorized, weird | 11

Oh nature, you clever, clever thing. Always giving animals wonderfully weird and absolutely...

The Butterfly of the Sea: Red Gurnard

Apr 29, 2013 | beautiful, bizarre, Chelidonichthys spinosus, colorful, cool, Red Gurnard, sea | 3

image source: suityu-sukima.sakura.ne.jp © Steve Wozniak image source:...

Bloody Disgusting: the Rock-like Creature That Looks Like It’s Oozing Guts!

Apr 23, 2013 | bizarre, sea, weird | 6

Habitat: intertidal and subtidal coast of Chile and Peru Status: No Conservation Concerns I...

Hide Yo Kids, Hide Yo Wife, There’s Giant Earthworms Out There!

Feb 8, 2013 | bizarre, giant earthworm, gross, scary | 8

Habitat: Different species range from Australia to Asia to South Africa and to South America...

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