From newly discovered deep-bottom dwellers to mammals that look like rodents, nature has unravelled some outright weird-looking creatures1. Scientific name: Psychrolutes marcidus
AKA : Blobfish
Found in : Australia
-dubbed as the world's most miserable-looking fish
-made up of a muscle-free gelatine-style mass that allows it to live at depths of 800m
-diet includes sea urchins and mollucs
-swallows edible matter that flows in front of it
2. Scientific name: Ambystoma mexicanum
AKA : Axolatl
Found in : Mexico
-this amphibian is able to regenerate lost limbs
-retains juvenile characteristics into adulthood
-popular in the aquarium trade
-roasted axolotl is considered a delicacy in Mexico
3. Scientific name: Grimpoteuthis
AKA : Dumbo Octopus
Found : Floor of every ocean in the world
- swallows its prey, mostly made up of worms and crustaceans
- can live at extreme depths of 3000-4000m, and even up to 7000m
4. Scientific name: Craseonyteris thonglongyai
AKA : Bumblebee bat
Found : Thailand and Myanmar
- measures up to 2.5cm
- feast on insects
- roosts in groups and is active only in dusk
