Ugly animals

Platinum · 09-13-2013

Post some of the ugliest animals you've seen here!

Say hello to the blobfish, an animal found in Australia around Victoria and Tasmania. It's currently endangered, and lives at 800m in depth with crabs and lobsters - and usually gets caught in fishing nets.

Era News · 09-13-2013

Posted by Platinum

Post some of the ugliest animals you've seen here! Say hello to the blobfish, an animal found in Australia around Victoria and Tasmania. It's currently endangered, and lives at 800m in depth with crabs and lobsters - and usually gets caught in fishing nets.

Glad it's endangered.

iDylan · 09-13-2013

Looks like a melted face.

Andy · 09-13-2013

Humans

Talon · 09-13-2013

Human babies.

Zoologist · 09-13-2013

I don't particularly know what to see, i don't really find any animals ugly however..

Human toddlers.

MrSimons · 09-13-2013

this disgusting abomination.

Kiwi · 09-13-2013

It's a bug, but I figure it qualifies. This is the Little Barrier Island Giant Weta, which is only found on Little Barrier Island (that's sort of off the coast of Aucklans, in the North Island, on the Pacific ocean side), and it's the largest species.

Spoiler in case anyone has entomophobia.

Spoiler

They've lived longer than the dinosaurs, barely evolving at all, and you find weta in caves, trees, under your house, some burrow underground and then conceal them with doors - one species on this island (I don't remember the name) even have tusks. You can't freeze them to death, because they just enter a state of suspended animation until the ice thaws, helping them survive this long.

Back in New Zealand when I was little we had a cat that liked to catch them and drop them on mum's face while she sleeped. They bite. I think there are some other species closely related to weta that can fly around in Australia.

In a poll I don't understand, kakapo came second to blobfish as the ugliest animal in the world. They say it's a useless parrot that isn't afraid of predators. (Which it is, but not because it's dumb - because it lived for hundreds of years in isolated New Zealand without any predators whatsoever).

Here it is, anyway:

Spoiler

Zoologist · 09-13-2013

Posted by MrSimons

this disgusting abomination.

Funny.

kenthefruit · 09-14-2013

Posted by Kiwi

http://www.natureseye.co.nz/wp-content/gallery/kakapo-the-night-owl/kakapo-the-owl-parrot-strigops-habroptilus-21.jpg (Unsupported image host)

I find this qt.

Talon · 09-14-2013

Posted by Kiwi

It's a bug, but I figure it qualifies. This is the Little Barrier Island Giant Weta, which is only found on Little Barrier Island (that's sort of off the coast of Aucklans, in the North Island, on the Pacific ocean side), and it's the largest species.

Spoiler in case anyone has entomophobia.

Spoiler

They've lived longer than the dinosaurs, barely evolving at all, and you find weta in caves, trees, under your house, some burrow underground and then conceal them with doors - one species on this island (I don't remember the name) even have tusks. You can't freeze them to death, because they just enter a state of suspended animation until the ice thaws, helping them survive this long.

Back in New Zealand when I was little we had a cat that liked to catch them and drop them on mum's face while she sleeped. They bite. I think there are some other species closely related to weta that can fly around in Australia.

In a poll I don't understand, kakapo came second to blobfish as the ugliest animal in the world. They say it's a useless parrot that isn't afraid of predators. (Which it is, but not because it's dumb - because it lived for hundreds of years in isolated New Zealand without any predators whatsoever).

Here it is, anyway:

Spoiler

That insect looks ****ing awesome

Kiwi · 09-14-2013

Posted by TwistedWizard

I find this qt.

that's exactly what I think omfg. Kakapo are fluffy and awkward and cool

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9T1vfsHYiKY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3a88_SjJR0

Nabu Lapse · 09-14-2013

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I don't even need words to describe this one.

twilit · 09-14-2013

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I don't even need words to describe this one.

maybe it can mate with that parrot and make a slightly more useful species.

Zoologist · 09-14-2013

Posted by Talon

That insect looks ****ing awesome

Ya i wouldn't wanna mess with that ****

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Platinum Back from the dead? Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Australia Posts: 2,533	Ugly animals Post some of the ugliest animals you've seen here! Say hello to the blobfish, an animal found in Australia around Victoria and Tasmania. It's currently endangered, and lives at 800m in depth with crabs and lobsters - and usually gets caught in fishing nets.

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iDylan Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 963	Looks like a melted face.

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MrSimons :) Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: no. Posts: 10,309	this disgusting abomination.

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Kiwi Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: New Zealand Posts: 2,956	It's a bug, but I figure it qualifies. This is the Little Barrier Island Giant Weta, which is only found on Little Barrier Island (that's sort of off the coast of Aucklans, in the North Island, on the Pacific ocean side), and it's the largest species. Spoiler in case anyone has entomophobia. Spoiler http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02071/huge-insect_2071941i.jpg (Unsupported image host) They've lived longer than the dinosaurs, barely evolving at all, and you find weta in caves, trees, under your house, some burrow underground and then conceal them with doors - one species on this island (I don't remember the name) even have tusks. You can't freeze them to death, because they just enter a state of suspended animation until the ice thaws, helping them survive this long. Back in New Zealand when I was little we had a cat that liked to catch them and drop them on mum's face while she sleeped. They bite. I think there are some other species closely related to weta that can fly around in Australia. In a poll I don't understand, kakapo came second to blobfish as the ugliest animal in the world. They say it's a useless parrot that isn't afraid of predators. (Which it is, but not because it's dumb - because it lived for hundreds of years in isolated New Zealand without any predators whatsoever). Here it is, anyway: Spoiler http://www.natureseye.co.nz/wp-content/gallery/kakapo-the-night-owl/kakapo-the-owl-parrot-strigops-habroptilus-21.jpg (Unsupported image host)

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Nabu Lapse betflip me nerd Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Georgia Posts: 1,012	I don't even need words to describe this one.