Strange Creatures: Learn About the Funky Animals of the World

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The discussion revolves around unusual and bizarre creatures, highlighting their unique characteristics and appearances. Participants share their fascination with various organisms, such as a creature that seems to straddle the line between a plant and a horsefish, and a disturbing hybrid resembling a spider and scorpion, described as crab-like, pink, hairy, and plump. The conversation also touches on intriguing marine life, including a fish that uses bioluminescence to attract prey. The mention of the Hotheaded Naked Ice Borer adds a humorous twist, as it is revealed to be a hoax, prompting laughter and playful commentary among participants. Overall, the thread showcases a shared curiosity about the diversity of life forms and the oddities found in nature.
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There are a lot of funky creatures out there, do you know any?
 
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off topic ... slightly

I like that ... lol ... crazy ... it's like it's still deciding wether to be a plant or horsefish

...I tel you what though, the most disgusting thing that I've ever seen is a cross between a spider and scorpion ... it was crab-like (reminding you of food) as well as pink and hairy ... plump and eight-legged ... sickening ...
 
Here is an article about an optic sponge. It's amazing what can be found.

http://www.bell-labs.com/news/2003/august/sponge.html
 
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heh, nice URLs you send us to :smile:

How about a http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/programmes/tv/blueplanet/picpops/images/prog2_2.jpg" , that fish who lures prey with a bioluminescent appendix hanging in front of its mouth..
 
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Yeah ... loved the optical fibre creature Evo ... as for the hoax - I was reading it in astonishment until I realized it's a hoax - nice name hotheaded-iceborer lol
Monique, that fish looks like a guy with his head resting back ... who needs a gud shave ;D
 
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