16 creatures that seem to be from another planet

Our world is full of strange creatures, some even seem alien. Perhaps certain animals came to us from other planets and tried to get lost in the diversity of flora and fauna familiar to us. Or maybe we are so accustomed to domesticated animals that all others seem strange and bizarre to us.

Smallmouth macropinna (flickr.com)

Fish with a transparent head.

Horned goat (flickr.com)

The horns twist like a corkscrew or screw.

Horned body (flickr.com)

The body shape really looks like a box or an irregularly shaped box.

Predatory sponge Chondrocladia lyra (youtube.com)

Outwardly it resembles a complex harp (or lyre).

"The Tongue-Eating Woodlice" (projectnoah.org)

The parasite enters through the gills and attaches itself to the base of the spotted pink snapper's tongue. It sucks blood using the claws at its front, which causes the tongue to atrophy due to lack of blood. After this, the parasite replaces the fish's tongue, attaching its own body to the muscles of the tongue stump. The fish can use the parasite in the same way as a normal tongue.

Pike blenny (io9.com)

This fish is extremely aggressive.

Brachiopod (flickr.com)

This representative of the bat family grows up to 10 centimeters.

Ecuadorian umbrellabird (flickr.com)

The swollen catkin, hanging from the center of the male's chest, reaches 35 cm in length and is covered with short, scaly feathers.

Elephantfish (flickr.com)

African fish with an unusual body structure.

Great California stingray (flickr.com)

The most adorable stingray.

Glass Frogs (mudfooted.com)

The skin on the belly of such a frog resembles glass, because through it you can clearly see the internal organs.

Roxellan's rhinopithecus (flickr.com)

They are distinguished by a very unusual and bright appearance: the fur is orange-golden, the face is blue, and the nose is as snub-nosed as possible.

Blobfish (stunninginterestingfacts.com)

Due to its unattractive appearance, it is often called one of the most bizarre deep-sea ocean fish on the planet.

Octopus Dumbo, or Grimpoteuthys (aquariumofpacific.org)

It is a deep-sea inhabitant, living at depths from 100 to 5000 meters, although some species have been found at a depth of 7000 meters.

Aye-aye (flickr.com)

The only species from the family of arms.

Goblin Shark (flickr.com)

In total, only 45 specimens of this shark are known to science, either caught or thrown ashore. The embodiment of nightmares.