The Most Disturbing Animals on Earth
Here’s a great 3 part article about the most disturbing animals on Earth. Some of these animals I’ve heard of before (such as the Pistol Shrimp and the Goblin Shark) but others like Chinese Giant Salamander and the Shocking Pink Dragon Millipede are new creatures I’ve never wanted to know existed. Part Three isn’t linked to from part two, don’t ask me why.
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February
This is the greatest discription of an animal I have ever read:
Chrysopelea is the scientific term for the Flying Snake. But don’t worry, that’s just a dramatic name – these snakes don’t actually fly. That would be ridiculous! They really just glide for great distances..
They are actually the most adept of the ‘gliding’ animals, even outpacing the famous Flying Squirrel. The chief difference here being that, when you see a flying squirrel, you’re likely to say something along the lines of “aww, Flying Squirrel! Cuuuute!” Whereas sightings of the Chrysopelea are usually accompanied by cries of “what the fuck?! Snakes can fly?! I quit life!”
On the plus side, if it’s not flying directly at your fucking head, the Chrysopelea looks like it’s having a hell of a good time in pictures.
As for the Thylacine, there’s CSIRO boffins trying to recreate them from DNA.
I heard about this tree living creature in Madagascar that is constantly fucked up. The creature is like a sloth, and they use this huge worm thing that shoots out a mild poison that is halluciengenic. The sloth thing rubs its fur with the worm, coz the worm thinks its being attacked, it secrets a venom, which the sloth beastie absorbs through the skin. The venom bakes the sloth big time.
Not a bad life I reckon.
I really liked the flying snakes too.
Sloths know where it’s at. Humans aren’t the only animals that know how to party!