9 strangest animals

[pyrite]

http://webecoist.com/2009/02/03/the-9-strangest-animals-on-earth/

[WolfPa]

Woo!! I'd hate to find a crab that big on my trash can.

[Judee]

Great site pyrite! I'm with you on that crab on my trash can WolfPa!! :shocked:

[Alpha]

So much about this planet and it's richness and diversity that we have no idea about.

Great link py....thanks :biggthump

[Dera]

OK py, now that you've got me totally grossed out, here's another critter that gives me the heebie jeebies:

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e14/Starrphyre/molerat2.jpg http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e14/Starrphyre/molerat3.jpg

Naked mole rat
The naked mole rat (Heterocephalus glaber), also known as the sand puppy or desert mole rat, is a burrowing rodent native to parts of East Africa and the only species currently classified in the genus Heterocephalus. It is one of only two known eusocial mammals (the other being the Damaraland mole rat) and has a highly unusual set of physical traits that enables it to thrive in a harsh, underground environment, including a lack of pain sensation in its skin and a very low metabolism.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naked_mole_rat