The Tongue-Eating Louse (Cymothoa exigua)
Cymothoa exigua is nightmarishly known as, “the tongue-eating louse”. Many a fisherman have discovered a very unwelcome hitchhiker in the mouth of their snapper catch.
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Brine Shrimp (Artemia salina)
Brine shrimp are not actually shrimp, but they are crustaceans. They can survive being dried out, set on fire, deprived of oxygen, being boiled, being frozen to near absolute zero, and they can even survive the vacuum of space! They have been revived after being a cyst for over ten THOUSAND years!
Read morePistol Shrimp (Alpheus digitalis)
The Pistol Shrimp is one of the loudest animals in the ocean. It snaps a specialized claw shut to create a bubble that reaches 60 miles per hour reaching 218 decibels.
Read moreThe Coconut Crab (Birgus latro)
The Coconut crab is the largest terrestrial (land) crab in the world! They can weigh up to 9lbs and can get over 3 ft long. They live on a number of Pacific Islands and are commonly seen knocking coconuts down from trees to crack them open; which appears to be a sign of intelligence. They specialize in eating fruits, and nuts but they have
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