Odd Animals
Lamprey
Location: Most Freshwater
Info: The Lamprey is an eel shaped creature that has a toothed, circular sucking mouth. Lamprey are known to bore and dig into the flesh of other marine creatures like fish, and suck their blood. Lampreys are also considered pests in the Great Lakes Region.
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Info: The Lamprey is an eel shaped creature that has a toothed, circular sucking mouth. Lamprey are known to bore and dig into the flesh of other marine creatures like fish, and suck their blood. Lampreys are also considered pests in the Great Lakes Region.
Quick Facts:
- The Lamprey has no jaws.
- Lamprey are also invertebrates.
Tarantula Hawk Wasp
Location: Desert lands
Info: The Tarantula Hawk Wasp is a type of wasp that hunts tarantulas. The female attacks tarantulas by paralyzing them with a powerful sting, however, she does not eat them. She lays her eggs on the living spider so that its newly hatched offspring have a fresh food supply.
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Info: The Tarantula Hawk Wasp is a type of wasp that hunts tarantulas. The female attacks tarantulas by paralyzing them with a powerful sting, however, she does not eat them. She lays her eggs on the living spider so that its newly hatched offspring have a fresh food supply.
Quick Facts:
- Adult Tarantula Hawk Wasps do not eat meat; they feed on nectar and rotten fruits.
- The wasps are around two inches long.
Red Panda
Location: Eastern Himalayas and Southwest China.
Info: The Red Panda is native to the eastern Himalayas and the forests of southwest China. It has been classified as endangered and its population is less than 10, 000. The Red Panda feeds mainly on bamboo, but it is an omnivore and also eats eggs, birds, and insects. Quick Facts:
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Fossa
Location: Madagascar, Africa
Info: The Fossa is a cat-like carnivore native to Madagascar. It is one of the only few animals that can climb up and down
head-first due to it's semi retractable claws. The Fossa is also considered endangered.
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Info: The Fossa is a cat-like carnivore native to Madagascar. It is one of the only few animals that can climb up and down
head-first due to it's semi retractable claws. The Fossa is also considered endangered.
Quick Facts:
- The Fossa hunts in both day and night.
- 50% of its diet consists of lemurs.
Mantis Shrimp
Location: Shallow seas
Info: The Mantis Shrimp is a marine animal related to the crab and lobster. It comes in a variety of colors. The Mantis Shrimp sustain powerful claws that they use to attack and kill prey by stunning them or ripping them apart.
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Info: The Mantis Shrimp is a marine animal related to the crab and lobster. It comes in a variety of colors. The Mantis Shrimp sustain powerful claws that they use to attack and kill prey by stunning them or ripping them apart.
Quick Facts:
- They can grow up to fifteen in length.
- Although this rarely happens, a larger species of its kind can break aquarium glass.
Blind Snake
Yeti Crab
Location: Pacific-Antarctic waters
Info: The Yeti Crab is a newly discovered species of crab, which was found in the year 2005. It is a crustacean; thus, related to lobsters. The hair-like structures on its claws and legs are called setae.
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Info: The Yeti Crab is a newly discovered species of crab, which was found in the year 2005. It is a crustacean; thus, related to lobsters. The hair-like structures on its claws and legs are called setae.
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- The Yeti Crab was discovered at a depth of 7,200 feet.
- Although the Yeti Crab is a carnivore, it may feed on bacteria.
- The crab is believed to be blind.
- The Yeti crab can grow up to be 5.9 inches long.
Blob Fish
Location: Deep in oceans, sighted in the Pacific Ocean.
Info: This animal is a fish. Its body is made up off slimy, wobbly jelly-like substance. The Blob Fish is rarely seen because it dwells in waters as much as 3,937 feet deep. The pressure hits the fish, but its gelatin-like body lets it glide.
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Info: This animal is a fish. Its body is made up off slimy, wobbly jelly-like substance. The Blob Fish is rarely seen because it dwells in waters as much as 3,937 feet deep. The pressure hits the fish, but its gelatin-like body lets it glide.
Quick Fact:
- The Blob Fish has hardly any muscles.
- Nominated one of the ugliest fish in the world.
Crab Spider
Location: All throughout the world.
Info: The Crab Spider does not build webs to catch prey, only for mating reasons.
The spiders rarely hurt humans. The Crab Spiders use their powerful front legs to lunge themselves at prey.
They grab prey that comes walking by.
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Info: The Crab Spider does not build webs to catch prey, only for mating reasons.
The spiders rarely hurt humans. The Crab Spiders use their powerful front legs to lunge themselves at prey.
They grab prey that comes walking by.
Quick Facts:
- The spider likes to paralyze their food before eating it.
- To attack prey they hide until they see an animal.
Brown Recluse Spider
Location: North America
Info: A bite from this this tiny brown spider may lead to Necrosis: when one's skin starts to wither and rot causing one's flesh to fall off. If properly treated, the wound will eventually heal, but full recovery could take months. Quick Facts:
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Cantor's Giant Soft-Shelled Turtle
Location: Spread all throughout Asia.
Info: This turtle is a freshwater turtle and can grow up to six feet. The turtle is primarily a carnivore, feeding on clams and fish. The turtle is also endangered and is being protected.
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Info: This turtle is a freshwater turtle and can grow up to six feet. The turtle is primarily a carnivore, feeding on clams and fish. The turtle is also endangered and is being protected.
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- The huge turtle pends 95% of its life buried and motionless.
- The turtle is named after Theodore Edward Cantor, who discovered the turtle.
Goblin Shark
Location: Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.
Info: The goblin shark is one of the rarest sharks. The goblin shark is an obvious carnivore and does not enjoy being exposed to sunlight.
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Info: The goblin shark is one of the rarest sharks. The goblin shark is an obvious carnivore and does not enjoy being exposed to sunlight.
Quick Facts:
- The existence of this shark is approximately 125 million years old.
- The shark is between nine and thirteen feet in length.
- The Goblin Shark is often referred to as "the living fossil".
Blue Dragon Sea Slug
Location: Floats on most of the Earth's oceans
Info: This marine slug is a carnivore that eats jelly fish and a jellyfish look alike - the Portuguese Man o' War. It also floats upside down to camouflage with the water. The slug has a gas-filled stomach that allows it to float up to the surface. Quick Facts:
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Giant Isopod
Location: Icy cold waters around the Antarctic.
Info: Related to crabs, lobsters and woodlice, the Giant Isopod has has fourteen spiked legs.
The animal looks extremely pale and creepy.
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Info: Related to crabs, lobsters and woodlice, the Giant Isopod has has fourteen spiked legs.
The animal looks extremely pale and creepy.
Quick Facts:
- The Giant Isopod can grow up to sixteen inches, the size of a domestic cat.
- It lives deep down on the seabed where it searches for dead sea creatures: it is a scavenger.
- When females lay eggs they grow a special pouch, like a kangaroo, to hold its eggs and offspring.
Sea Pig
Location: All oceans of the world, except the Northern Atlantic and the East Pacific.
Info: The Sea Pig is closely related the sea cucumber. It has 10 tentacles, which they inflate and deflate using water sacs. The legs are used for walking on the ocean floor, not for swimming.
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Info: The Sea Pig is closely related the sea cucumber. It has 10 tentacles, which they inflate and deflate using water sacs. The legs are used for walking on the ocean floor, not for swimming.
Quick Facts:
- The Sea Pig absorbs nutrients from the ocean floor.
- Sea Pigs travel in herds, sometimes as much as 1,00 are in one.
- The antennas on its head are actually tentacles as well.
Cockshafer Beetle
Location: Europe
Info: The Cockchafer beetle is native to Europe and is considered a pest. The beetle is a herbivore and mainly eats oak leaves. The beetle is a fairly fast flyer.
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Info: The Cockchafer beetle is native to Europe and is considered a pest. The beetle is a herbivore and mainly eats oak leaves. The beetle is a fairly fast flyer.
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- The beetle has air sacs to help it keep airborne.
- The Cockchafer beetle has fan looking antennas on its head; the male has seven leaves, while the female only has six.
- The female lays about 60 to 80 eggs underground.
- The Cockchafer beetle is often called "the May Bug" because its eggs hatch between April and May.
Giraffe-Necked Weevil
Location: Madagascar, Africa
Info: The insect gets it's name for the long neck that it possesses. As you can see in the picture to the left, the Giraffe Necked Weevil likes to eat leaves and is a herbivore.
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Info: The insect gets it's name for the long neck that it possesses. As you can see in the picture to the left, the Giraffe Necked Weevil likes to eat leaves and is a herbivore.
Quick Facts:
- The male beetle has a longer neck than the female beetle.
- When the female is ready to lay eggs, she rolls up a leaf into a tub and stuffs only one egg into the tube, for protection.
- Like giraffes, the beetles also fight for the female using their overgrown necks.
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