Funny Named Animals Species

Another fossil named after the famed naturalist the Materpiscis attenboroughi is the oldest known evidence of a viviparous vertebrate an animal that births live offspring rather than eggs.

Funny named animals species. The mullet part of this name we can explain. This ground beetle is part of the Agra family and named after the magicians favourite catchphrase. Inspired by Reddit we put together a selection of such unheard-of creatures and weird animals as a Dumbo Octopus Pink Fairy Armadillo Star-Nosed Mole and Aye-Aye.

Photo illustration by Karolyn Darrow. These fish are known to breathe air by gulping at the surface of the ocean. They live at depths between 600 and 1200 meters where the pressure is 60 to 120 times as great as at sea level.

Nope its not a rope. Cock capon castrated cock flock. Bastard mullet Megalops cyprinoides.

This ant species is named after the Texan exterminator Tom Rasberry who first noticed. This fish is also known as a bony mullet oxeye herring or just plain oxeye. All Animals A-Z List FAQs Frequently Asked Questions What are your most popular animals.

Now this one is aptly named because it just looks like a mass of blob when it is out of water. The last one Aye-Aye deserves a paragraph of his own not only because its a weird animal but also of its unique foraging method called percussive foraging. The cutest name in the gallery.

Majestic Flying Flap Flap. 27 Hilarious but Totally Real Names for Groups of Animals. The Agra species of Amazonian beetles have some amusing names such as Agra vation and Agra cadabra.