26 Fascinating Creatures Found in Our Fascinating World
Nathan Johnson
Published
12/27/2020
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Mother nature really is a mad scientist.
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The Blue angel. A sea slug that floats upside down, eats venomous creatures, and accumulates their toxins to use them against enemies. -
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The Macrourus. It is sold without a head in fish markets in order to not scare clients. -
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The Showgirl chicken breed got its name because of its resemblance to those Las Vegas performers. -
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The pygmy seahorse hides in coral and rarely grows longer than 0.79 in. -
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The Madagascar leaf-tailed gecko. Scientists found this species only recently because its representatives skillfully disguise themselves as fallen leaves. -
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The Flabellinopsis iodinea eating a hydrozoa — one of its favorite dishes -
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The black and rufous elephant shrew uses its nose to dig insects out of the ground. -
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The Ghost mantis also imitates fallen leaves. It looks like a brown leaf during droughts and changes its color to green when the humidity increases. -
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The Flower crab spider. This cunning spider can change color to merge with a flower. In addition, it doesn’t spin cobwebs but ambushes its prey instead. -
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The Chestnut-bellied imperial pigeon. This bright bird lives mainly in New Guinea and feeds on fruits. -
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The Poison dart frog. When it comes to frogs, the brighter the species is, the more venomous it is. -
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The Titan Beetle is one of the largest beetles on Earth. The good thing is that insectophobes have nothing to fear: this insect lives only in the dense forests of the Amazon. -
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The red-nosed lantern fly. Its long nose works like a straw that it uses to drink its favorite tree sap. -
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The Cyclopes didactylus is a nocturnal animal and almost never comes down from the tree tops. It has no teeth, but it has a sticky tongue. -
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The Indian giant squirrel. Unlike ordinary squirrels, it stores its food stocks in caches at the tops of trees. -
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The African fat-tailed gecko. It spends most of its time hiding. It actually can be a very good pet (geckos are not aggressive and adjust to humans quite easily). -
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The carpenter bee. Unlike ordinary bees, blue bees live alone. -
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The Panamanian king vulture. This predator can float in the air for hours by just flapping its wings 2 or 3 times. -
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The ornate ghost pipefish. It’s hard to find this sophisticated creature and easy to lose it because it hides in coral reefs. -
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The Sumatran tussar moth. Despite its name, which comes from tussar silk, these moths don’t produce silk. -
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The treehopper. It closely cooperates with other insects: ants drink the sweet secretions treehoppers leave and they protect them from predators in return. -
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The Peruphasma schultei. It can only be found in the small territory of the Cordillera del Condor region, in Peru on an area of fewer than 5 hectares. -
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The armadillo girdled lizard. These mini dragons live in groups of 30-60 individuals. -
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The sea robin. When caught in a net by fishermen, it makes sounds that resemble the croaking of a frog. -
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The Gorgon Medusa Ophiuroidea. It can develop a decent speed but it’s not dangerous for humans — the Ophiuroids feed on plankton. -
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The Giant African land snail is considered to be one of the most harmful types of snails — Achatinas settled all over the world and are gradually replacing local mollusks.
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