#cool+animals

[deerrrrr]

W hen i was a wee Fawn tgey grab me nd p,ut me in. a bowll tomake.me,into soup But then , they let me go becuause im cute .

[amnhnyc]

Peek-a-boo! Have you ever seen the granulate shellback crab (Hypoconcha arcuata)? Growing about 0.6 in (1.4 cm) long, this unusual-looking crustacean inhabits coastlines along parts of the western Atlantic, with a range that includes parts of the United States, Mexico, and Brazil. Unlike hermit crabs—which hide inside their chosen shells—this critter uses its posterior legs to secure shells onto its back, often shouldering pieces larger than its own body, as a defense against foes.

Photo: Austin Smith, CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist

[protectoursharks]

The body shape of a fish can tell you a lot about it! It can tell you where they like to hang out, how they hunt, what they eat, and more!

Let's use the Asian Arowana (Scleropages formosus) as an example!

Based off the rounded caudal fin (the "tail"), this fish is not a very fast swimmer

Having the dorsal fin and anal fin right near the end of the fish's body suggests it is an ambush predator

The flat head suggests it hunts at the surface

The upturned, large mouth suggests it catches its prey from below

Arowana are ambush predators that hunt at the surface!

They don't need to go very far very fast, hence the rounded caudal fin (which is the slowest moving fin)

Having posterior dorsal and anal fins are a common trait amongst ambush predator

They primarily hunt at the surface! They will sit near the surface and grab small fish, bugs, crustaceans, and even occasionally a bird!

4. Fish that catch their prey from below sometimes do it via suction. They'll open their large mouth, and as the water gets sucked in, so does anything in the water. And the larger the mouth, more water will more quickly fill into the mouth, catching larger and faster prey

[mysteriouslyinky]

“Lineus Longissimus” like fuck dude it sure is!

[lemonthatcat55]

You requested unique looking/unique animals to draw. This is my pet peahen, Bug, with her babies

You're also welcome to browse through my "peafowl" or "peachicks" tags and use whatever you please as references if this pic doesn't tickle your fancy.

Aaa these are so cute!!

I probably could've put more effort into this and it's kinda rushed tbh

Still pretty fun!

[snarldip]

Glass frogs are cool

“They only become transparent when they feel they are absolutely safe. If you put them to sleep through sedation, they do not store the red blood cells. They keep them in the circulatory system because it’s not a native or normal condition for the frog. You can’t touch them, you can’t sedate them, and you can’t inject anything. It makes them very hard to study,” Junjie Yao, a researcher from the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Duke University and one of the paper’s authors, told SYFY WIRE.

[ouzel-time]

Just a reminder that while prehistoric fish are cool, there are plenty of neat babies still around!