존재를 몰랐던 이상한 생물들
존재하는 줄 몰랐던 이상한 생물들 Strange
Animals You Didn't Know Exist Red-lipped Batfish 빨간 입술의 박쥐고기 Found on the Galapagos
Islands, this fish is actually a pretty bad swimmer, and uses its pectoral fins
to walk on the bottom of the ocean. 갈라파고 섬에서 발견된 이물고기는 사실 수영을 잘 할 줄 모르는 고기인데 대양바닥을 가슴지느러미를 써서 걸어 다닌다. (Image credits: imgur 저작권: 임거르)
Goblin Shark 도깨비 상어This rare shark is
sometimes even called a “living fossil”, “is the only extant representative of
the family
Mitsukurinidae, a lineage some 125 million years
old.” 이 희귀한 상어는 가끔 "살아있는 화석"이라고 불리워 지는데 거의 125백만년이나 내려온 미추큐리니대 라는 가문을 대표하여 현존하는 유일한 물고기다. Goblin sharks inhabit
around the world at depths greater than 100 m (330 ft), with adults found deeper
than juveniles. Given the depths at which it lives, the goblin shark poses no
danger to humans.
The Panda Ant 판다 개미The Mutillidae are a family
of more than 3,000 species of wasps (despite the names) whose wingless females
resemble large, hairy ants. Found in Chile, they are
known for their extremely painful stings, hence the common name cow killer or
cow ant. Black and white
specimens are sometimes known as panda ants due to their hair coloration
resembling that of the Chinese giant panda.
Penis Snake 자지 뱀This, uhm… peculiar
eyeless animal is actually called Atretochoana
eiselti. It is a large, presumably aquatic,
caecilian amphibian with a broad, flat head and a fleshy dorsal fin on the body.
Umbonia Spinosa 움보니아 스피노사These thorn bugs are
related to cicadas, and use their beaks to pierce plant stems to feed upon their
sap. Their strange appearance still poses many questions to scientists.
Lowland Streaked Tenrec 낮은 지역의 줄무니가 있는 텐렉(고슴도치 비슷한 마다가스카르섬산(産)의 식충 동물)Found in Madagascar,
Africa, this small tenrec is the only
mammal known to use stridulation for generating sound †something that’s usually
associated with snakes and insects.
Hummingbird Hawk-Moth 벌새 포도 박각시As this hawk-moth feeds
on flowers and makes a similar humming sound, it looks a lot like a hummingbird.
What’s interesting is that it is surprisingly good at learning colors. 흥미로운 것은 이 놈들은 색갈을 익히는 데 아주 밝다. (Image credits: Jerzy Strzelecki | unknown) Glaucus Atlanticus 글라우크스 아틀랜티쿠스Also known as the blue dragon, this
creature is a is a species of blue sea slug.
Mantis Shrimp 사마귀 새우
this is one of the most
common predators in tropical and sub-tropical waters; little is known about
them, however, because of how much time they spend hiding in their burrows.
Venezuelan Poodle Moth 베네주엘라 푸둘 나방Discovered in Venezuela
in 2009, this new species of alien-looking moth is still poorly explored.
Waiting for more info about them!
The Pacu Fish 파쿠 물고기You probably don’t need
much explanation as to why the residents of Papua New Guinea call this fish a
“ball cutter.” The local fishermen were
really worried about the safety of their testicles when they had to get in the
water!
Giant Isopod 거대한 등각류This one is the largest
of the existing isopods. “The enormous size of
the giant isopod is a result of a phenomenon known as deep sea gigantism. This is the tendency of deep sea
crustaceans and other animals to grow to a much larger size than similar species
in shallower waters.”
The Saiga Antelope 사이가 영양This saiga, spread around
the Eurasian steppe, is known for its an extremely unusual, over-sized, flexible
nose structure, the proboscis.
The Blue Parrotfish 파란 비늘돔This bright blue fish can be found
in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean, and spends 80% of its time searching for
food. Indian Purple Frog 인도의 자주색 개구리Found in India, this
species of frog have bloated body and an unusually pointy snout; it only spends
two weeks a year on the surface of earth, leaving the underground for mating.
(Image credits: Shoebill 황새와 비슷한 부리가 큰 새This large stork-like
bird gets its name because of the shape of its beak. Even though it was
already known to ancient Egyptians and Arabs, the bird was only classified in
19th century. Okapi 오카피This mammal is native to
the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Central Africa. Despite the zebra-like
stripes, it is actually more closely related to giraffes. Narwhal 일각고래This toothed whale,
found in the arctic, has been valued for over 1000 years by the Inuit people for
its meat and ivory. The narwhal, however, is
especially sensitive to the climate change. Thorny Dragon 가시많은 용.Coloured in camouflaging shades of desert browns, this lizard has
a “false” head, which he presents to his predators by dipping the real
one. Sea Pig 바다 돼지Scotoplanes live on deep ocean bottoms, specifically on the
abyssal plain in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Ocean, typically at depths of
over 1000 meters. |