15) Red-lipped Batfish Red-lipped Batfish is just the perfect name for this one. It is found on the Galapagos Islands and although it has a perfect sense for lipstick color, the fact is, Red-lipped Batfish is a very bad swimmer and it usually just walks on the bottom of the ocean. So it’s profile on facebook would be very popular, as it loves to take pictures and takes long walks down the ocean’s bottom. Also, I know some girls would kill for those lips!
14) Spiny Orb Weaver Spider Spiny Orb Weaver Spider can be found in some parts of the United States and Central America. They can also make people terrified in some parts of the Carribean. The fun part is that there are many different species of these spiny orb weavers and we chose the most terrifying one so you don’t faint if you see his relative somewhere else.
13) Goblin shark The Goblin shark is… well, let’s just say extremely terrifying. Besides looking like something that can and will hurt you very badly unless you have a heart attack first, this very rare shark is also called a living fossil. Luckily, these sharks live at depths greater than 330 feet, and so it represents no danger to humans.
12) Pacu Fish Pacu Fish is a common name for different fish species, related to piranhas. Good news is that the Pacu Fish are vegetarians and can be found only in the major rivers of South America. Not only do they have scarily similar teeth as humans, they are also a lot bigger than average piranhas. I bet an upgraded version of a Pacu Fish would probably wear grills, but that’s just our human imagination.
11) Umbonia Spinosa And they say aliens don’t exist. Umbonia Spinosa is still a big mystery for scientists. It is known that they use their beaks to pierce plant stems to feed, but their strange appearance is kind of unexplainable. So don’t worry if you see this little one and feel panicky and confused, even scientist feel like that.
10) Glaucus Atlanticus We know you feel confused, but don’t worry, this creature is so small it could fit in the center of your palm. Glaucus Atlanticus, also known as blue dragon is actually a species of a blue sea slug. They live in warm waters of the oceans and it floats on the water surface! The reason it floats is a gas-filled sac in its stomach. Kinda looks like a first stage Pokemon for me though.
9) Mantis Shrimp The Mantis Shrimp looks like something Pixar could have created and made a successful franchise from it. But this little creature accepts no franchise, he’s the boss of his own business. And that is mainly killing prawns. And that is exactly why Mantis Shrimp is also called for “the prawn killer”. But there is no need to panic because this guy mostly hides in his burrows in tropical and sub tropical waters.
8) Bush Viper This fancy cousin of a snake is a carnivore predator, also known as the Bush Viper. The Bush Viper lives up in the trees in Africa, and its hunting begins at night. If you think that it could not get any scarier, just look at those beautiful colors it possesses. If you imagine it as the most fashionable snake there is, it might make your nightmares go away. At least for a little while.
7) Narwhal Narwhal is a whale. An uniwhale. Actually, no one calls it a uniwhale, but it looks pretty mythical, right? This is a toothed whale, and he has been loved over a 1000 years by the Inuits because of its ivory and meat. We might not have this little fella around for much longer as it is very sensitive to climate changes.
6) Panda Ant Not sure if this ant is a bit cute or that it can somehow eat me in a second. This little Panda Ant belongs to the Mutillidae family that gathers more than 3000 species. What a great family! The wingless females from this family actually look like large and hairy ants. They can be found in Chile and they are famous for their very painful stings.
