Wednesday, 13 November 2013

Tentacled Snake

Image: Josh More
Erpeton tentaculatum
A snake... TENTACLED?! Does it scurry across the floor like a scaly centipede on dozens of tentacle-legs? Does it grab hold of prey and squeeze the life out of it with dozens of tentacle-arms? Does it repeatedly inject venom by the gallon with dozens of hypodermic tentacle-fangs?

Sunday, 10 November 2013

Flashlight Fish

Image: Randall, J.E.
The fish that turns the world upside down! Why put a whole load of eye shadow above your eyes when you can put a big splodge of eye light underneath them?

Friday, 8 November 2013

Yellow Umbrella Slug

Image: Pablo Bou
Tylodina perversa
Someone needs to tell this chap it's too late for an umbrella once you live underwater.

Wednesday, 6 November 2013

Candy Crab

Image: David Rolla
Hoplophrys oatesi
Pear drops, lollipops and all a sweet tooth likes
Crunch 'em, munch 'em, chew 'em up
But be careful of the spikes!

Sunday, 3 November 2013

Darwin's Bark Spider

Image: Matjaz Kuntner
The little monster with the world's most monstrously massive web!

Friday, 1 November 2013

Lichen Katydid

Image: Andreas Kay
Markia hystrix
Spikes 'n' stripes!