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There are a huge number of different living organisms on our planet. According to recent estimates, the number of species of organisms on our planet is approximately 7-10 million. However, only 15% of the data are described today.
According to the calculations of Canadians, 2.2 million species live in the world's oceans, 6.5 million on land. There are only about 7.8 million species of animals on the planet, 611 thousand fungi, and 300 thousand plants.
Of all this variety, only a small part has the usual appearance for people, while the rest of the creatures at a certain stage of development or throughout life (as well as their parts or remains), or the sounds they make, can easily be mistaken for something mystical.
For example, turtles in the mating season emit a rather loud roar (cry/moan), which can be quite unexpected for the observer and can make it difficult to identify the sources of sounds and give rise to the idea of supernatural beings, spirits, etc.
Also, many nocturnal animals have glowing eyes in the dark, which can cause the appearance of legends about mysterious creatures or lights.
Leptocephali.
A special stage of larval development of fishes of the superorder elipsoidech (Elopomorpha) preobrazaj (eels, morays, etc.), technobrain, mascaratbeach and albulapass. The most well-known leptocephali common river eel. From larvae of other fish leptocephali differ completely transparent, strongly compressed laterally body, lack of blood red blood cells and other anatomical features, as well as long life in this stage.
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SKAT Mobula from close range.
SKAT Mobula - a relative of manta rays that are found in the Gulf of Mexico.
Representatives of this species of stingrays jump out of the water several meters, making the air in unimaginable flips and pirouettes.
UFOs above the water surface (mostly on photos).
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SKAT jump.
SKAT Mobula - a relative of manta rays that are found in the Gulf of Mexico.
Representatives of this species of stingrays jump out of the water several meters, making the air in unimaginable flips and pirouettes.
UFOs above the water surface (mostly on photos)
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Skeleton heart-shaped sea urchin.
Sea urchins often form large aggregations on sloping stone surfaces, ranging from the very shallow water near the shore. Live primarily in salt and warm water. The hedgehog lives in the sea shallows, buried in sandy soil at a depth of 2-7 cm
After the death of the hedgehog remains a very fragile skeleton. For single or mass ejection on the shore of such skeletons can take them for the invasion of strange creatures, eggs, aliens, etc.
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In the West of England on the coast was thrown out by the incredible organic water balloons. Mysterious creatures appeared one fine morning, scattered across many kilometers of coast line between the counties of Cornwall and Devon.
Sea urchins often form large aggregations on sloping stone surfaces, ranging from the very shallow water near the shore. Live primarily in salt and warm water. The hedgehog lives in the sea shallows, buried in sandy soil at a depth of 2-7 cm
After the death of the hedgehog remains a very fragile skeleton. For single or mass ejection on the shore of such skeletons can take them for the invasion of strange creatures, eggs, aliens, etc.
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Valonia-bellied - species of green algae. Known as "the seaweed bubble" and "the eyes of sailor". Found worldwide in tropical and subtropical areas.
The shape can vary from spherical to oval, color from grass-green to dark green. The water may appear black, sea green and even blackish. The intensity of the color is determined by the number of chloroplasts in the cell. Surface algae is mirror-shiny, like glass.
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Off the coast of Japan inhabited by crabs heikegani, pattern on the shell which is very similar to the face of an angry samurai. According to the popularizer of science Carl Sagan, this kind owes its origin to unintentional artificial selection. Many generations of Japanese fishermen catching crabs heikegani, let them back into the sea as believed them to be reincarnations of the dead in combat of the samurai. These fishermen increased the chances heikegani to reproduce and increase their numbers among other crabs.
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Marine biologists from the National oceanic and atmospheric filmed deep-sea jellyfish from the family rhopalonematid trachymedusa. So it looks like a UFO!
Hardly anyone will be able to take it for a real UFO in their natural habitat, but its appearance (photo or when editing) it is possible to pass off an unidentified object.
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Nemertea (lat. Nemertea) — type PERVICHNAYA animals. Generally, ribbon-like worms that produce large amounts of mucus, almost devoid of visible external organs.
The worm ejects from its body muscles and then stretches them back together with the victim. In some species the proboscis of nemerteans, in addition, yet poisonous. The animation is clearly seen as nemertina captures prey, while trying it on taste, not swallowing.
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Traces of the intruder. © Mixnews.lv
According to employees of the State border guard of the Republic, during a test bypass the Russian-Latvian border on Friday, April 6, on multiple posts at a height of about half a meter was seen torn off the staples intended to hold the design.
To understand, where did the damage, the guards began a detailed inspection of the site. They soon discovered tracks in the snow the suspect, who was a bear. Comparing all the facts, employees of the GPO came to the unequivocal conclusion that the bear wanted to cross the border, climbing over the fence.
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Hammerhead Pteropus (Hypsignathus monstrosus) is the largest and, without doubt, the strange-looking bat of Africa, This large Pteropus common in mangroves and in coastal and marshy forests. Its wingspan can reach up to 97 cm, and body length — 28 see the name of this type, due to a large head unusual shape in males. However, this form of skull is not random. Enlarged rostrum (prednaznacheny section of the skull), and lips and larynx to allow the hammerhead of Pteropus males emit loud sounds that attract females. By the way, the larynx of the males is almost half the length of the spinal column and fills most of the thoracic cavity. During the mating period the males of the hammerhead Pteropus gather in groups at night, for example, on the branches near the rivers. Such a group can include from 25 to 132 individuals. At some point, the males begin to rapidly flapping wings, and the females, meanwhile, I choose one of those partners. When the choice is made, the female sits near the male, and he begins to emit a loud buzzing sound, which serves as an invitation to copulate. Also at night hammerhead bats go in search of food. A large part of their diet is figs, but they are able to eat some other fruit. When the Pteropus possible to find fruit, and he chews it, squeezing out all the juice and then spits out.
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Water deer (Hydropotes inermis) is a species of hornless deer. It lives in grassy thickets along rivers and lakes and bogs to the North of the valley of the Yangtze river in Eastern China (subspecies Hydropotes inermis inermis), and Korea (subspecies Hydropotes inermis argyropus).
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Lika — not a created breed, but a natural mutation of the Shorthair home cat, which gives the animal the appearance of a werewolf. This mutation occurred in domestic cats over the past 20 years.
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Spectacled bear
It lives in the mountain forests of South America. It feeds on plant food. Although the size and quite large, but it is very cleverly climbs trees. On them he builds the nest for rest and produces food. In relation to the person is not aggressive.
Sometimes you can find mention of comparing the characteristic coloring of his face with a skull.
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Rat, or ericales — the larva of some species of hover flies, particularly cheloveki ordinary.
Rat a length of 30 mm, has a long "tail" is a breathing tube (breathing air), therefore the name, tail length of 10-12 mm.
Alive and growing in the contaminated with organic substances the water bodies with the black mud and a strong smell of hydrogen sulfide.
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Bryozoans (Pectinatella magnifica).
Greenish-brown mucous mass is a colony of hundreds of thousands of organisms that function as a single unit. They are found usually in freshwater.
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A wooden post covered quite earthly creatures – barnacles crustaceans-sea ducks.
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Sulphide or salp - squad tunicates of the class salp, which include only the family Salpidae. Free-floating marine creatures that live mainly in surface waters of the ocean (to depths of several hundred metres), which sometimes form huge clusters (samten in the form of spirals). In total there are about 30 species of talpid. They live in all oceans except the Arctic. Have the ability to glow (due to the symbiotic bacteria).
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Synchronous movement of a shoal of fish
Bluefin Jacks synchronise an attack on a large fish shoal in the Maldives
Author: Mark Hannant
Published: may 24, 2009
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Butterfly bear (Creatonotos gangis).
Using these tubes, Karamatov filled with blood or air, male butterflies emit pheromones. Hairs, which on each tube for about 3 thousand, help to spread these odors. Their size depends on how much the male ate a poisonous leaf when you were a caterpillar.
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Dirty fishnets (Reduvius personatus) is one of the biggest bugs living in Central Europe.
His bite on pain comparable to a wasp sting and the effects are felt within weeks in the form of swelling and severe itching. This bug belongs to the family Jimnez (Reduviidae) from the squad Progestogenic. It got its name because of the love of larvae expertly masked in mud.
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Basket star (Gorgonocephalus eucnemis)
Author: Queen's Marine Lab
Published: 21 Mar. 2013
Gorgonocephalus eucnemis is a species of gorgonocephalus, marine benthic animals from the class of brittle stars (Ophiuroidea), type of echinoderms (Echinodermata). Densely branched, very flexible and movable beams while moving makes it look like the head of a mythical monster Gorgon with snakes instead of hair on the head, causing him, like other types of gorgonocephalus, called "Gorgon's head". One of the largest of the brittle stars, the disc diameter may reach 14.3 cm, and the length of each beam — 70cm
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The South American harpy (Harpia harpyja) is a large bird of prey of the family accipitridae. The only species of its kind. The body length of this hawk from 90 to 110 cm Wingspan of about 2 m.
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Comparative sizes of bears of different species and human.
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In the tropical forests of Southeast Asia live sherstokryly, which is also called caguan. At night they silently expect between the trees.
When sherstokryl spreads legs and pull the tail, the membrane is stretched, making it look like a square fur carpet. This carpet easily and silently plans between the trees and can cover distances more than 100 meters without much loss of height. During the flight sherstokryl can adjust the direction of flight and even to slow down, changing the tension of the membrane.
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When threatened or they want to scare someone, owls raise wings to appear larger
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The eyes of crocodiles are equipped with an interesting biological device: most of the light rays entering the eye are captured by the retina-a layer of light-sensitive cells in the back of the eye. But weak light rays pass through the retina and fall on the "mirror" - a layer of reflective fabric. Reflected from the "mirror", the rays fall on the retina and are captured by light-sensitive cells. The "mirror" not only helps crocodiles see in the dark, but also makes their eyes glow.
The Surinamese pipa is on average up to 12 cm long, with a maximum length of 20 cm. The male makes metallic clicking sounds during the breeding season. All year round, this species lives in the muddy, muddy, slow-flowing rivers of the Amazon River basin. It is interesting because it carries eggs in special cells on its back.
In artificial light, the eyes of the Stygian long-eared owl glow bright red, which, together with the dark plumage, nocturnal lifestyle and feathery "horns", is the reason for the gloomy reputation of this bird, which is often associated with the devil in people
Water deer or marsh musk deer (the name given by Russian border guards, who have repeatedly observed this species) (Lat. Hydropotes inermis).
Body length 75-100 cm, height-45-55 cm, weight — 9-15 kg. Horns are absent, in males, powerful upper saber-shaped curved canines protrude 5-6 cm from under the upper lip. The small tail (5-8 cm) is barely noticeable. The overall color is brownish-brown, the upper lip and eye rings are white. The summer coat is short, the winter coat is fluffy, but the undercoat is sparse.
Throughout history, sailors have mistaken Beluga Wales for mermaids because of their human knees.
Flying bats in Cha am
May 7, 2015
Author: Travel blog " Life is unpredictable!"
Comparison of the size of the footprint of a wolf and a human hand in the snow
Cicada-pennica (Cicada-pennica drooling) – an insect from the order of equidoptera. The insect is a jumping moth with triangular wings, outwardly resembling a moth butterfly.
* Adults and insect larvae feed on plant juices, mainly prefer young shoots and leaves.
Plants are wrinkled, covered with yellow spots. As a result, it slows down development. The yield is reduced by 30-40%. Practically an omnivorous insect. The only crop that pennica bypasses is tomatoes.
Leaves behind a bubbly liquid, similar to spit.
Blackcurrant wrinkled Sawfly Eriocampa dorpatica Konov.
The larva is yellowish-green with a light brown head. It is covered with light fluffy secretions and looks like white pieces of cotton wool. The larva feeds and develops in June-July from the underside of the leaf blades, roughly eating them. One generation develops, the sawfly winters in the soil. In most cases, the larvae are solitary and do not cause much harm to currant bushes.
Калиптра василисниковая, она же мотылек-вампир, которая способна своим зазубренным хоботком прокалывать кожу млекопитающих, в том числе человека, и сосать кровь.
The Amazonian pink river dolphin is naturally famous for its pink color. But many people do not know that it comes in other shades. Dolphins actually start their lives gray when they are young, and slowly turn pink as they get older. Their final color may be influenced by their behavior, diet, the location of capillaries in the skin and exposure to sunlight. They can be of different colors – from predominantly gray with pink spots to pink, similar to flamingos. The most interesting thing is that when this type of dolphin gets excited, they can turn completely bright pink, just like people blush.
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