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Ishmal · 08-31-2005, 10:18 PM

inspired by Zephyr66s "Wombat" thread...

post pictures of animals that you think are weird...

i got the Platypus,

a egg-laying mammal with a broad flat tail, webbed feet, a ducks bill and poison spur on the heel of the male...

i also think the Echidna is a weird animal,

another egg-laying mammal with sharp quills all over its body, it can roll up into a ball for defence but i wouldn't recommend using it for soccer training...

what you got for me???

ObieX · 08-31-2005, 10:24 PM

Always thought the seahorse was rather odd. It always amazes me that they've survived as a species. They're not all that mobile and seem to swim rather awkwardly. And they're very fragile.

And, of course, there's the ever-elusive Otter Pope:

Redlemon · 09-01-2005, 06:01 AM

Sea horse? That's nothing weird compared to the sea dragon...

I saw one for the first time about two years ago, at the Boston Aquarium. I would have sworn it was fake if I hadn't seen it myself.

JustJess · 09-01-2005, 06:41 AM

Hey, that's in my Bio textbook!! I just read about it this morning!!!
Natural Selection, baby.

Hanxter · 09-01-2005, 09:41 AM

flambouyant cuttlefish...

bald faced hornet...

hovel nosed lobster...

a Mooseratti...

Redlemon · 09-01-2005, 09:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hanxter

a Mooseratti...

Does it do 185?

Charlatan · 09-01-2005, 09:57 AM

The elusive Paddyjoe is found roaming the southern shores of Lake Ontario. Known for its keen eye and ability to party it often crosses paths with its nemesis... the flyman

bernadette · 09-01-2005, 10:09 AM

BWAHAHAHAHAHA @ Charlatan!!!!!
i was so NOT expecting that! (You'd think i'd remember what forum this is by now... haha!)
i totally & honestly let out a really loud chuckle!!! Fly's gonna love this shit.

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OK. The rules of this thread don't state that the weird animals must be exotic, so i am going to submit the lowly common <b>Opossum</b> to this parade of weird animals. (Still laughing at Char's entry btw).

A few night s ago, this fella was on the utility wires that run across our backyard.
He looked like a large cat sized ugly rat. And weirder yet, he just sat there! motionless for at least hour, maybe longer... i went to bed. He was gone by morning.

<img src="http://static.flickr.com/28/38388421_10f2a450d5.jpg">

i guess i can be glad though it wasn't Charlatan's weird animal on the wires in my backyard, cuz i probably would've soil my pajama pants!

ObieX · 09-01-2005, 10:10 AM

Horseshoe Crabs:

Charlatan · 09-01-2005, 10:17 AM

On a more serious note (are we allowed to do that in Nonsense?) I bring you the Chimera Fish

paddyjoe · 09-01-2005, 05:17 PM

i'll just never understand.....

bastards....

ObieX · 09-01-2005, 05:48 PM

Don't worry, the otter pope will see they all burn in hell.

paddyjoe · 09-01-2005, 05:53 PM

I can always count on the otter...........

theguyondacouch · 09-01-2005, 06:26 PM

The guinea pig is a weaird ass creature. You don't really realize it when you see them in the store, but once you realize that somewhere in south america there a herds of cat size furry rodents running around squeeking up a storm it starts to sink in.

Fremen · 09-01-2005, 07:54 PM

On the otter hand....

Sticky · 09-01-2005, 07:55 PM

Don't forget the BBQ Hornet
<img src="http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0XADrAoUcWELO!NIGyjp6PUP34D7*nO7evmJcxEFvmrVRPHuN0grgAgvXc2LYJtP50TJCI1o9gvb9hHCePXowprS2q1UwlHFSV05toPqxLOTHRQMnhxHUAo7qiyu0P7vuB7F7LbeYc3w/Hornet%20comes%20for%20dinner.JPG?dc=4675537527184440226">

Sue · 09-01-2005, 08:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Charlatan

On a more serious note (are we allowed to do that in Nonsense?) I bring you the Chimera Fish

Looks like a friend of Stitch's (lilo & stitch)

But that's a cool lookin creature!!

Sue · 09-01-2005, 08:14 PM

no clue what this thing is.

lindseylatch · 09-01-2005, 08:53 PM

i've never seen a guinea pig as big as a cat...but yeah, i don't think they look like that in the wild. they're probably more like those giant ones...that they sell in the store...who's name I can remember...Starts with a q?

paddyjoe · 09-02-2005, 03:30 AM

How about the amazingly hideous two-headed snake?

Fly · 09-02-2005, 03:38 AM

ahhhahahhahhahaa...........Charlie nailed joe..........

theguyondacouch · 09-02-2005, 11:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lindseylatch

i've never seen a guinea pig as big as a cat...but yeah, i don't think they look like that in the wild. they're probably more like those giant ones...that they sell in the store...who's name I can remember...Starts with a q?

Well, the largest of my 3 is about the size of a small cat, but admitedly it is the largest I've ever seen. That pic is actually a pretty decent depiction of what they look like in the wild at least as far as the kind of fur that is shown. Are you thinking of chinchillas perhaps?
edit-this is according to a book I have on guinea pigs, it seems several sources on the internet disagree about the origin of the guinea pig, but I have more trust in a book than the internet.

Tophat665 · 09-02-2005, 09:10 PM

Aye-Aye, Cap'n
<img src="http://www.pri.kyoto-u.ac.jp/official/shimin2003/aye-aye.jpg">
Leaf Nosed Bat
<img src="http://www.parkerriver.org/images/kids/bats/calleaf_tuttle.jpg">
Maned Wolf - It's like a fox on stilts
<img src="http://www.shoarns.com/Maned%20Wolf%202.JPG">

Tophat665 · 09-02-2005, 09:23 PM

Goose Fish
<img src="http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/faq/images/goose.gif">
Ocean sunfish
<img src="http://dnr.metrokc.gov/wlr/waterres/marine/sunfish.jpg">
(Yes, that's a whole fish)

Gulper Eel
<img src="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/abyss/life/images/ellis223.jpeg">

Moloch
<img src="http://www.bluechameleon.org/Photo%20&%20Image%20Stockpile%20-%20BCV/Thorny%20devil%20Moloch%20horridus%20-%20CAPTION.jpg">

theguyondacouch · 09-03-2005, 07:28 AM

Alligator snapping turtle

hedgehog

cellophanedeity · 09-03-2005, 07:42 AM

The capybera is adorable! It looks like a giant guinea pig!

optik_nerve · 09-03-2005, 08:16 AM

Nobody can top the infamous Vampyroteuthis Infernalis.

For defense, jagged arms fold back like a skirt.

Truly an amazing creature.

Quote:

The vampire squid looks more like something that swam out of a late-night science fiction movie. The squid has large fins at the to of its body that resemble large ears. It is very gelatinous in form, resembling a jellyfish more than the common squid. The vampire squid has the largest eyes of any animal. It is a small animal, growing to a length of about six inches, bit it has globular eyeballs as large as the eyes of a large dog. The vampire squid's body is covered with light-producing organs called photophores. This gives the squid the unique ability to "turn itself on or off" at will. When the photophores are off, the squid is completely invisible in the dark waters where it lives. These squid live as deep as 3000 feet. Unlike other squid and octopi, the vampire squid has no ink sack. The vampire squid's arms are covered with sharp tooth-like spikes. This gives the animal its name. One pair of arms has been modified into retractile filaments that can extend to twice the body length of the animal. The squid may use these arms to capture its prey. When threatened, the squid can draw its arms up over itself and form a defensive web that covers its body. The vampire squid can swim extremely fast for a gelatinous animal. It can reach a speed of 2 body lengths per second and can accelerate to this speed in only 5 seconds. If danger is present, it can make several quick turns in an attempt to escape its enemies. The vampire squid is found throughout the world in most tropical and temperate regions.

Check out the creepy blue eye..

Sugarmouse · 09-03-2005, 05:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cellophanedeity

The capybera is adorable! It looks like a giant guinea pig!

that is so cute!! some amazng animals on here!

Tophat665 · 09-03-2005, 07:12 PM

My uncle used to call my brother "capybara" because he is the world's largest rodent.

theguyondacouch · 09-03-2005, 11:19 PM

armadillo

Ishmal · 09-04-2005, 03:36 PM

well here it is...

the one...

the only...

hows that for a weird creature???

noodle · 09-04-2005, 04:03 PM

Ishmal, I'm not sure which part of that animal is the most disturbing. The nose? The glasses? The plaid... or the candy cane (!!)? That's the most interesting umm... donkey, I've ever seen.

texxasco · 09-04-2005, 04:35 PM

Click HERE to read about this.

ObieX · 09-04-2005, 06:28 PM

I know its cheating cuz its an insect and they're all pretty weird. But i got to play with one of these guys in my back yard today so i figure i would slap a pic of one up

I'd have taken a pic of the one i saw but i couldnt find my digicam

Tophat665 · 09-04-2005, 08:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ishmal

well here it is...

the one...

the only...

hows that for a weird creature???

Jesus Haploid Christ! It's a wooly mammoth in Drag!

<img src="http://www.prehistory.com/dinosaurs/woolymths.jpg">

ObieX · 09-04-2005, 10:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tophat665

Jesus Haploid Christ! It's a wooly mammoth in Drag!

It's certainly the first tail i've seen w/ a nostril.

Tophat665 · 09-05-2005, 05:09 AM

A Monkey with four Asses!
<IMG SRC="http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/svp/st_org/bccrew/images/4ass.gif">

Or, if you prefer, a Monkey with three asses.
<img src="http://www.state.gov/cms_images/20030320_bush-cabinet2_copy.jpg">
(GIS for 4 Asses. No Sh!t.)

Fly · 09-05-2005, 07:55 AM

*sigh..........bastards*

anyways........here's a couple for ya'........

they call this one fangtooth...

and this one lizard fish.

pretty aren't they?

ObieX · 09-05-2005, 12:49 PM

Stoplight Loosejaw

I imagine this giant jellyfish would do more than give an unpleasant sting

egad

one of my favorite fishes

this one has a light on it's head

and then there's any kind of blind, colorless cave live.

A seaspider. I mayn ever go swimming again...

umbrella mouth gulper eel

Ishmal · 09-06-2005, 04:16 PM

have you ever heard a bird laugh at you???

no??

then u obviously have never met a Kookaburra!

08-31-2005, 10:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
Ishmal Wicked Clown Location: House Of Horrors	Weird Animals inspired by Zephyr66s "Wombat" thread... post pictures of animals that you think are weird... i got the Platypus, a egg-laying mammal with a broad flat tail, webbed feet, a ducks bill and poison spur on the heel of the male... i also think the Echidna is a weird animal, another egg-laying mammal with sharp quills all over its body, it can roll up into a ball for defence but i wouldn't recommend using it for soccer training... what you got for me??? __________________ "Despite the high cost of living, it remains popular."

08-31-2005, 10:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
ObieX Pickles Location: Shirt and Pants (NJ)	Always thought the seahorse was rather odd. It always amazes me that they've survived as a species. They're not all that mobile and seem to swim rather awkwardly. And they're very fragile. And, of course, there's the ever-elusive Otter Pope: __________________ We Must Dissent.

09-01-2005, 06:01 AM	#3 (permalink)
Redlemon Devoted Donor Location: New England	Sea horse? That's nothing weird compared to the sea dragon... I saw one for the first time about two years ago, at the Boston Aquarium. I would have sworn it was fake if I hadn't seen it myself. __________________ I can't read your signature. Sorry.

09-01-2005, 06:41 AM	#4 (permalink)
JustJess Unencapsulated Location: Kittyville	Hey, that's in my Bio textbook!! I just read about it this morning!!! Natural Selection, baby. __________________ My heart knows me better than I know myself, so I'm gonna let it do all the talkin'.

09-01-2005, 09:57 AM	#7 (permalink)
Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	The elusive Paddyjoe is found roaming the southern shores of Lake Ontario. Known for its keen eye and ability to party it often crosses paths with its nemesis... the flyman __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke

09-01-2005, 09:41 AM	#5 (permalink)
Hanxter The Griffin	flambouyant cuttlefish... bald faced hornet... hovel nosed lobster... a Mooseratti...

09-01-2005, 10:09 AM	#8 (permalink)
bernadette ::::::::::::::::::::::::: :. Location: this ain't kansas, toto	BWAHAHAHAHAHA @ Charlatan!!!!! i was so NOT expecting that! (You'd think i'd remember what forum this is by now... haha!) i totally & honestly let out a really loud chuckle!!! Fly's gonna love this shit. ------------ OK. The rules of this thread don't state that the weird animals must be exotic, so i am going to submit the lowly common <b>Opossum</b> to this parade of weird animals. (Still laughing at Char's entry btw). A few night s ago, this fella was on the utility wires that run across our backyard. He looked like a large cat sized ugly rat. And weirder yet, he just sat there! motionless for at least hour, maybe longer... i went to bed. He was gone by morning. <img src="http://static.flickr.com/28/38388421_10f2a450d5.jpg"> i guess i can be glad though it wasn't Charlatan's weird animal on the wires in my backyard, cuz i probably would've soil my pajama pants! __________________ .:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.

09-01-2005, 10:10 AM	#9 (permalink)
ObieX Pickles Location: Shirt and Pants (NJ)	Horseshoe Crabs: __________________ We Must Dissent.

09-01-2005, 10:17 AM	#10 (permalink)
Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	On a more serious note (are we allowed to do that in Nonsense?) I bring you the Chimera Fish __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke

09-01-2005, 05:17 PM	#11 (permalink)
paddyjoe through charlatans phone Location: Northcoast	i'll just never understand..... bastards....

09-01-2005, 05:48 PM	#12 (permalink)
ObieX Pickles Location: Shirt and Pants (NJ)	Don't worry, the otter pope will see they all burn in hell. __________________ We Must Dissent.

09-01-2005, 05:53 PM	#13 (permalink)
paddyjoe through charlatans phone Location: Northcoast	I can always count on the otter...........

09-01-2005, 06:26 PM	#14 (permalink)
theguyondacouch salmon? Location: Outside Providence	The guinea pig is a weaird ass creature. You don't really realize it when you see them in the store, but once you realize that somewhere in south america there a herds of cat size furry rodents running around squeeking up a storm it starts to sink in. __________________ "Lick my frozen metal ass!"

09-01-2005, 07:54 PM	#15 (permalink)
Fremen With a mustache, the cool factor would be too much Location: left side of my couch, East Texas	On the otter hand.... __________________ Google

09-01-2005, 07:55 PM	#16 (permalink)
Sticky	Don't forget the BBQ Hornet <img src="http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0XADrAoUcWELO!NIGyjp6PUP34D7*nO7evmJcxEFvmrVRPHuN0grgAgvXc2LYJtP50TJCI1o9gvb9hHCePXowprS2q1UwlHFSV05toPqxLOTHRQMnhxHUAo7qiyu0P7vuB7F7LbeYc3w/Hornet%20comes%20for%20dinner.JPG?dc=4675537527184440226"> __________________ Sticky The Stickman

09-01-2005, 08:14 PM	#18 (permalink)
Sue Teufel Hunden's Freundin Location: Westminster, CO	no clue what this thing is. __________________ Teg yw edrych tuag adref.

09-02-2005, 03:38 AM	#21 (permalink)
Fly see the links to my music? Location: Beautiful British Columbia	ahhhahahhahhahaa...........Charlie nailed joe.......... __________________ BASTARD SterlingStudios

09-02-2005, 09:10 PM	#23 (permalink)
Tophat665 Minion of the scaléd ones Location: Northeast Jesusland	Aye-Aye, Cap'n <img src="http://www.pri.kyoto-u.ac.jp/official/shimin2003/aye-aye.jpg"> Leaf Nosed Bat <img src="http://www.parkerriver.org/images/kids/bats/calleaf_tuttle.jpg"> Maned Wolf - It's like a fox on stilts <img src="http://www.shoarns.com/Maned%20Wolf%202.JPG"> __________________ Light a man a fire, and he will be warm while it burns. Set a man on fire, and he will be warm for the rest of his life. Last edited by Tophat665; 09-02-2005 at 09:14 PM..

09-01-2005, 08:53 PM	#19 (permalink)
lindseylatch Addict Location: Seattle, WA	i've never seen a guinea pig as big as a cat...but yeah, i don't think they look like that in the wild. they're probably more like those giant ones...that they sell in the store...who's name I can remember...Starts with a q? __________________ "Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities" "If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him." "It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong." -Voltaire

09-02-2005, 03:30 AM	#20 (permalink)
paddyjoe through charlatans phone Location: Northcoast	How about the amazingly hideous two-headed snake?

09-02-2005, 09:23 PM	#24 (permalink)
Tophat665 Minion of the scaléd ones Location: Northeast Jesusland	Goose Fish <img src="http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/faq/images/goose.gif"> Ocean sunfish <img src="http://dnr.metrokc.gov/wlr/waterres/marine/sunfish.jpg"> (Yes, that's a whole fish) Gulper Eel <img src="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/abyss/life/images/ellis223.jpeg"> Moloch <img src="http://www.bluechameleon.org/Photo%20&%20Image%20Stockpile%20-%20BCV/Thorny%20devil%20Moloch%20horridus%20-%20CAPTION.jpg"> __________________ Light a man a fire, and he will be warm while it burns. Set a man on fire, and he will be warm for the rest of his life.

09-03-2005, 07:28 AM	#25 (permalink)
theguyondacouch salmon? Location: Outside Providence	Alligator snapping turtle hedgehog __________________ "Lick my frozen metal ass!" Last edited by theguyondacouch; 09-03-2005 at 07:30 AM..

09-03-2005, 07:42 AM	#26 (permalink)
cellophanedeity Heliotrope Location: A warm room	The capybera is adorable! It looks like a giant guinea pig!

09-03-2005, 07:12 PM	#29 (permalink)
Tophat665 Minion of the scaléd ones Location: Northeast Jesusland	My uncle used to call my brother "capybara" because he is the world's largest rodent. __________________ Light a man a fire, and he will be warm while it burns. Set a man on fire, and he will be warm for the rest of his life.

09-03-2005, 11:19 PM	#30 (permalink)
theguyondacouch salmon? Location: Outside Providence	armadillo __________________ "Lick my frozen metal ass!"

09-04-2005, 03:36 PM	#31 (permalink)
Ishmal Wicked Clown Location: House Of Horrors	well here it is... the one... the only... hows that for a weird creature??? __________________ "Despite the high cost of living, it remains popular."

09-04-2005, 04:35 PM	#33 (permalink)
texxasco Insane Location: Somewhere in East Texas	Chupacabras Click HERE to read about this. __________________ ...A Bad Day of Fishing is Better Than a Great Day at Work!

09-04-2005, 06:28 PM	#34 (permalink)
ObieX Pickles Location: Shirt and Pants (NJ)	I know its cheating cuz its an insect and they're all pretty weird. But i got to play with one of these guys in my back yard today so i figure i would slap a pic of one up I'd have taken a pic of the one i saw but i couldnt find my digicam __________________ We Must Dissent.

09-05-2005, 05:09 AM	#37 (permalink)
Tophat665 Minion of the scaléd ones Location: Northeast Jesusland	A Monkey with four Asses! <IMG SRC="http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/svp/st_org/bccrew/images/4ass.gif"> Or, if you prefer, a Monkey with three asses. <img src="http://www.state.gov/cms_images/20030320_bush-cabinet2_copy.jpg"> (GIS for 4 Asses. No Sh!t.) __________________ Light a man a fire, and he will be warm while it burns. Set a man on fire, and he will be warm for the rest of his life. Last edited by Tophat665; 09-05-2005 at 05:12 AM..

09-05-2005, 07:55 AM	#38 (permalink)
Fly see the links to my music? Location: Beautiful British Columbia	sigh..........bastards anyways........here's a couple for ya'........ they call this one fangtooth... and this one lizard fish. pretty aren't they? __________________ BASTARD SterlingStudios

09-05-2005, 12:49 PM	#39 (permalink)
ObieX Pickles Location: Shirt and Pants (NJ)	Stoplight Loosejaw I imagine this giant jellyfish would do more than give an unpleasant sting egad one of my favorite fishes this one has a light on it's head and then there's any kind of blind, colorless cave live. A seaspider. I mayn ever go swimming again... umbrella mouth gulper eel __________________ We Must Dissent.

09-06-2005, 04:16 PM	#40 (permalink)
Ishmal Wicked Clown Location: House Of Horrors	have you ever heard a bird laugh at you??? no?? then u obviously have never met a Kookaburra! __________________ "Despite the high cost of living, it remains popular."