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Weird and Ugly Creatures Collection

As featured in World Book's Ugh! Yuck! and Whoa! series

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Inflated spotted porcupinefish (Diodon hystrix), Maui, Hawaii

Weird and Ugly Creatures Collection: Illuminated netdevil (Linophyne arboritera), male anglerfish attached to much larger female

Illuminated netdevil (Linophyne arboritera), male anglerfish attached to much larger female, captive from deep sea

The Tokay gecko (Gekko gecko) licking its eye, captive, from Asia

Giant pangolin (Manis gigantea) walking along ground, Tanzania

Vietnamese Mossy Frog {Theloderma corticale} captive, from Vietnam

Common opossum {Didelphis marsupialis} playing dead as defence strategy

Hooded seal male display {Cystophora cristata} St Lawrence gulf, Canada

Weird and Ugly Creatures Collection: Mosquito (Aedes punctor) female resting after sucking blood from human arm. Sequence 4 / 4

Mosquito (Aedes punctor) female resting after sucking blood from human arm. Sequence 4 / 4
Mosquito (Aedes punctor) female resting after sucking blood from human arm. Sequence 4/4

Weird and Ugly Creatures Collection: Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii excisa) standing on a rock, Punta Cevallos, Espaola / Hood Island

Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii excisa) standing on a rock, Punta Cevallos, Espaola / Hood Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, South America

Weird and Ugly Creatures Collection: Armadillo girdled lizard (Cordylus cataphractus) coiled up in defensive posture in

Armadillo girdled lizard (Cordylus cataphractus) coiled up in defensive posture in persons hand. Elands Bay, South Africa

Three banded armadillo {Tolypeutes tricinctus} in defensive ball. Captive, UK

Weird and Ugly Creatures Collection: RF - Mossy Leaf-tailed Gecko (Uroplatus sikorae) resting and camouflaged on tree

RF - Mossy Leaf-tailed Gecko (Uroplatus sikorae) resting and camouflaged on tree trunk in rainforest understorey. Mantadia National Park, east Madagascar

Weird and Ugly Creatures Collection: Glass octopus (Vitreledonella richardi). deep sea species from Atlantic Ocean off Cape Verde

Glass octopus (Vitreledonella richardi). deep sea species from Atlantic Ocean off Cape Verde. Captive

Weird and Ugly Creatures Collection: Fangtooth moray eel (Enchelycore anatina) with mouth open, Grand Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain

Fangtooth moray eel (Enchelycore anatina) with mouth open, Grand Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain. East Atlantic Ocean

Weird and Ugly Creatures Collection: Tasseled wobbegong shark (Eucrossorhinus dasypogon) yawning. Citrus Ridge, Yanggefo Island

Tasseled wobbegong shark (Eucrossorhinus dasypogon) yawning. Citrus Ridge, Yanggefo Island, Gam Island, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Weird and Ugly Creatures Collection: Illuminated netdevil (Linophryne arborifera), female specimen, from deepsea Atlantic

Illuminated netdevil (Linophryne arborifera), female specimen, from deepsea Atlantic Ocean near Cape Verde at a depth of 1900m

Weird and Ugly Creatures Collection: Malaysian orchid mantis nymph (Hymenopus coronatus) camouflaged on an orchid. Captive

Malaysian orchid mantis nymph (Hymenopus coronatus) camouflaged on an orchid. Captive. Occurs in Malaysia

Weird and Ugly Creatures Collection: Kissing bug (Rhodnius pictipes), an important vector in the spread of Chagas disease

Kissing bug (Rhodnius pictipes), an important vector in the spread of Chagas disease. Jatun Sacha Biological Station, Napo province, Amazon basin, Ecuador. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Weird and Ugly Creatures Collection: King cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) in strike pose with mouth open, tongue out and glottis

King cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) in strike pose with mouth open, tongue out and glottis (hole like structure in mouth) clearly visible. Malaysia

Weird and Ugly Creatures Collection: Bioluminescent Fungus gnat (Arachnocampa luminosa) larva attached to the cave roof

Bioluminescent Fungus gnat (Arachnocampa luminosa) larva attached to the cave roof with silk threads, Glowworm cave near Waitomo Cave, near Te Kuiti, North Island, New Zealand, July

Weird and Ugly Creatures Collection: Fungus gnat (Arachnocampa luminosa) pupa nearly fully developed hanging on a silk

Fungus gnat (Arachnocampa luminosa) pupa nearly fully developed hanging on a silk thread from the cave roof, Glowworm cave near Waitomo Cave, near Te Kuiti, North Island, New Zealand, July

Weird and Ugly Creatures Collection: Caribbean reef squid (Sepioteuthis sepioidea) in mid water over a coral reef. East End

Caribbean reef squid (Sepioteuthis sepioidea) in mid water over a coral reef. East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, West Indies. Caribbean Sea

European lobster (Homarus gammarus) Channel Islands, UK July

Click beetle (Pyrophorus sp) showing orange bioluminescence, Costa Rica

Weird and Ugly Creatures Collection: Gravid female Glass / Ghost shrimp on Glass sponge (Hexactinellida) from coral seamount

Gravid female Glass / Ghost shrimp on Glass sponge (Hexactinellida) from coral seamount, SW Indian Ridge, Indian Ocean, December 2011

Weird and Ugly Creatures Collection: Bombardier Beetle (Pheropsophus jessoensis) protecting itself by ejecting a boiling

Bombardier Beetle (Pheropsophus jessoensis) protecting itself by ejecting a boiling, noxious chemical spray, Nagasaki, Japan

Weird and Ugly Creatures Collection: Frilled Lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii) with its neck frill out as a threat display

Frilled Lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii) with its neck frill out as a threat display. Queensland, Australia, November

Weird and Ugly Creatures Collection: Spotted Wobbegong Shark (Orectolobus maculatus) lying in seaweed. Manly, Sydney, New South Wales

Spotted Wobbegong Shark (Orectolobus maculatus) lying in seaweed. Manly, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Pacific Ocean. November

Weird and Ugly Creatures Collection: Siberian musk deer (Moschus moschiferus) male with tusks grooming, captive, Midlothian

Siberian musk deer (Moschus moschiferus) male with tusks grooming, captive, Midlothian deer enclosure, UK, vulnerable species

Weird and Ugly Creatures Collection: Arctic fox (Vulpes / Alopex lagopus) adult scavenges for food under the snow, 1002

Arctic fox (Vulpes / Alopex lagopus) adult scavenges for food under the snow, 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Arctic coast, Alaska, October 2008

RF- Glasswing butterfly (Greta oto), Costa Rica

Weird and Ugly Creatures Collection: European praying mantis female eats male after mating

European praying mantis female eats male after mating. Spain {Mantis religiosa} Sequence 2 of 3

Binocular fish {Winteria telescopa}

Weird and Ugly Creatures Collection: RF - Green-and-Black Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates auratus) inside bromiliad. Boca Tapada

RF - Green-and-Black Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates auratus) inside bromiliad. Boca Tapada, Caribbean slope, Costa Rica, Central America

Weird and Ugly Creatures Collection: Yellow bellied toad (Bombina variegata) showing underside, Kirchheimbolanden, Germany

Yellow bellied toad (Bombina variegata) showing underside, Kirchheimbolanden, Germany. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Dead-leaf mantis (Deroplatys dessicata) camouflaged on leaf, Sabah, Borneo

Weird and Ugly Creatures Collection: Golden poison dart frog (Phyllobates terribilis) captive, endemic to Colombia

Golden poison dart frog (Phyllobates terribilis) captive, endemic to Colombia. This species is the most poisonous frog in the world

Weird and Ugly Creatures Collection: Humboldt squid (Dosidicus gigas) cannibalising another squid of the same species

Humboldt squid (Dosidicus gigas) cannibalising another squid of the same species at night off Loreto, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean

Spiny flower mantis (Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii) captive, from South and East Africa

Marbled electric ray (Torpedo marmorata) Bouley Bay, Jersey, British Channel Islands

Weird and Ugly Creatures Collection: Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) after emerging from its nest at dusk. Near Daraina

Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) after emerging from its nest at dusk. Near Daraina, northern Madagascar

Weird and Ugly Creatures Collection: Leaf nosed bat (Stenodermatinae sp. ) Iwokrama, Guyana. Meetyourneighbours. net project

Leaf nosed bat (Stenodermatinae sp. ) Iwokrama, Guyana. Meetyourneighbours. net project
Leaf nosed bat (Stenodermatinae sp.) Iwokrama, Guyana. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Weird and Ugly Creatures Collection: Greater bulldog bat (Noctilio leporinus) portrait, Surama, Guyana. Meetyourneighbours

Greater bulldog bat (Noctilio leporinus) portrait, Surama, Guyana. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Weird and Ugly Creatures Collection: Goliath birdeater (Theraphosa blondi) Kanuku Mountains, Guyana. Meetyourneighbours

Goliath birdeater (Theraphosa blondi) Kanuku Mountains, Guyana. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Weird and Ugly Creatures Collection: Giraffe Necked Weevil (Trachelophorus giraffa) male on leaf of Dichaetanthera cordifolia

Giraffe Necked Weevil (Trachelophorus giraffa) male on leaf of Dichaetanthera cordifolia. Tropical rainforest, Mantadia National Park, Madagascar

Weird and Ugly Creatures Collection: Quinling Golden snub nosed Monkey (Rhinopitecus roxellana qinlingensis), adult male face portrait

Quinling Golden snub nosed Monkey (Rhinopitecus roxellana qinlingensis), adult male face portrait. Zhouzhi Nature Reserve, Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi, China

Weird and Ugly Creatures Collection: King cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) cannibalism, male swallowing female on forest floor

King cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) cannibalism, male swallowing female on forest floor, Agumbe, Karnatka, India

Weird and Ugly Creatures Collection: Texas Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum), adult standing up. Laredo, Webb County

Texas Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum), adult standing up. Laredo, Webb County, South Texas, USA, April

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