Colossal Squid – Largest Invertebrate, Largest Eyes of All Animals
Fact Files
Opahs, Ribbonfishes, Tube-eyes and Relatives
Opah with bright colored fins
Marabou Stork – The World’s Ugliest Bird
No, that is not an old, sick or diseased stork. That is its normal appearance. It definitely has a chance for the title of “Ugliest Creation on Earth.” Nobody is going to give this stork a job delivering babies.
The big throat sack is not a pleasant feature
Pufferfishes and Triggerfishes
Pufferfishes, triggerfishes, and their relatives as a group are really not that similar. One thing they have in common is that they have teeth that are fused together. Generally, they don’t have much in the way of pelvic fins. Other than that, these fishes are amazingly different from one another. The body shape ranges from short and thick to long, tall and narrow.