【Science and Technology News】October 16 news, there are many different-looking creatures in the animal kingdom, they give people the feeling as if they do not belong to this earth, a few days, Xiaobian and everyone to see these strange-looking earth creatures.
1. Japanese spider crab
Crabs can be as aggressive as spiders, but spiders are small enough to cause safety concerns, and Japanese spider crabs are large and very similar to terrifying spiders. They often lurk on the ocean floor hundreds of meters deep, and they are the largest arthropods known to date, with a maximum span of up to 4 meters between legs and a weight of 18.6 kilograms.
2. Basket-shaped ghost pen fungus
It's not just fish and insects that look like alien creatures, this peculiar fungus looks very much like plants growing on alien planets, and the basket-shaped ghost pen fungus originated in Europe and can grow up to 20 cm tall, like other fungi, they feed on rotten herbs, which is why they are often found at the roots of trees. Bulbophyllum tabulatum has a peculiar odor that attracts flies, which help spread pollen, thus ensuring the spread of pollen. Once the basket is fully grown, 80-120 meshes usually grow on the body, allowing flies and other insects to approach the fungal spores.
3. Passion fruit flower
Passion fruit flowers are easy to associate with extraterrestrial creatures from science fiction movies, which are actually a kind of vine plant that can grow vigorously and climb on the surface of any object with tiny tendrils. Passion fruit flowers are very small, with a flower diameter of only 5-7.5 cm, which is very suitable for bee pollination.
4. Potato worms
The potato worm, also known as the "Jerusalem sand borer," has an obnoxious appearance. In fact, it is not a cricket, nor is it like a potato, nor does it come from Jerusalem. It is very fond of feeding on dead plants and animals and likes to dig holes in the ground. Like crickets, they make a peculiar sound for communication during mating, produced by insects tapping their abdomen against the ground. At the same time, potato worms also emit a very unpleasant odor.
5. Harlequin shrimp
Harlequin shrimp are strange-looking underwater creatures and are brightly colored and dangerous predators, when a male Harlequin shrimp meets a female, they will be monogamous, although they are very small, but very territorial, and very vicious.