There are millions of unique species on earth, and each year scientists encounter hundreds of previously unknown animals. Most of them have existed for years without us knowing about them, and maybe for a good reason too because some of these beings are utterly terrifying and just plain creepy.

地球有数百万种独特的物种，科学家们每年都会发现数百种我们以前未知的动物。它们中有很多早已存活多年，但我们却不知道它们的存在。也许是因为他们中有的长相奇特甚至于令人惊悚吧~

We here at Bored Panda have compiled a list of the most bizarre of these little-known creatures.

国外一家网站（Bored Panda）就总结了一些鲜为人知的生物。

From alien-looking moths to extremely ugly fish, you"re going to be surprised that these animals actually inhabit the same planet as us!

这里有长得很像“外星人”的蛾子，还有丑丑的鱼，你一定会吃鲸于这些动物居然和我们一样都生活在同一个星球上！

小伙伴们~准备好了吗？

一起来开开眼吧~

1. Venezuelan Poodle Moth

委内瑞拉贵宾犬蛾

Discovered in Venezuela in 2009, this new species of alien-looking moth has poodle-like fur covering its head, thorax, abdomen, and even its wings.

2009年发现于委内瑞拉，这种“外星”大蛾子在头部、胸腹部、甚至翅膀都有狮子狗般的皮毛。（不知道它夏天会不会脱毛，要不然会很热的吧...）

2. Glaucus Atlanticus

大西洋海神海蛞蝓

Also known as the blue dragon, this creature is a is a species of blue sea slug. You could find it in warm waters of the oceans, as it floats on the surface because of a gas-filled sac in its stomach.

俗称蓝燕子或者蓝龙。生活在海洋的温暖水域，因其胃中有气囊，可在海洋表面漂浮。

3 Macropinna Microstoma

大鳍后肛鱼（又称管眼鱼）

Macropinna microstoma is a species of fish that lives at a depth of about 600 metres (2,000 ft) to 800 metres (2,600 ft), hanging nearly motionless in the water. It is quite unusual with a transparent, fluid-filled dome on its head, through which the lenses of its eyes can be seen.

大鳍后肛鱼生活在约600米（2000英尺）至800米（2,600英尺）的海洋深处，在海水中几乎静止不动。它的头上有透明的圆顶，透过它可以看到眼睛深处。

4. Dumbo Octopus

小飞象章鱼

Dumbo octopus is an umbrella octopus found all around the world. Its name comes from Disney"s "Dumbo" because of the creature"s ears bearing similarity to the movies" title character.

小飞象章鱼是遍布世界各地的一种伞状章鱼。它的名字来自于迪士尼的动画电影《小飞象》，因为它的耳朵与电影中的人物极其相似而得名。

5. Lowland Streaked Tenrec

低地斑纹马岛猬

Found in Madagascar, Africa, this small tenrec is the only mammal known to use stridulation for generating sound – something that’s usually associated with snakes and insects.

发现于非洲，马达加斯加，这种小型马岛猬也是唯一一种通过摩擦来发声的哺乳动物，这与蛇类和昆虫有些相似。

6. Red-Lipped Batfish

红唇蝙蝠鱼

Found on the Galapagos Islands, this fish is actually a pretty bad swimmer, and uses its pectoral fins to walk on the bottom of the ocean.

发现于加拉帕戈斯群岛，这种鱼不擅长游泳，但可以用胸鳍在海底“行走”。（这烈焰红唇有没有很性感呀~）

7. Irrawaddy Dolphin

短吻海豚

Irrawaddy Dolphin is an oceanic dolphin found in the Bay of Bengal and Southeast Asia. Its most notable feature is a round head with no distinct beak.

短吻海豚是一种海洋海豚，发现于孟加拉湾和东南亚地区。显著特点是嘴巴并不想普通海豚那样凸出。

8. Blue Parrotfish

蓝颊鹦嘴鱼

This bright blue fish can be found in shallow water in the tropical and subtropical parts of the western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. They spend 80 percent of their time searching for food and eat small organisms found in the sand and algae that they scrape off rocks.

发现于大西洋西部的热带和亚热带，以及加勒比海的浅水区。它们大部分时间都用来寻找食物，以沙子和藻类中的小生物为食。

9. Sunda Colugo

巽（xùn）他猫猴

Sunda Colugo or Sunda flying lemur is a species of colugo, native to Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore. It is not, in fact, a lemur and it does not fly, gliding instead. Sunda Colugo is active at night and feeds on soft plant parts like young leaves, shoots, flowers, and fruits.

巽他猫猴或马来亚飞行狐猴是猫猴的一种，生存于印度尼西亚，泰国，马来西亚和新加坡。但其实它不是狐猴，也不会飞。在夜间较活跃，以植物的柔软部分为食，如嫩叶、嫩枝、花朵和果实。

10. Tufted Deer

毛冠鹿

Found in central China, the tufted deer is a small species of deer characterized by a prominent tuft of black hair on its forehead and fang-like canines for the males. It is a timid, mainly solitary creature, that sometimes lives in pairs and enjoys living in areas with good cover.

发现于中国中部。毛冠鹿是鹿中较小的一类，其显著特点是额头上有一簇黑色的头发，以及雄性鹿的犬牙。它们很胆小、常独自生活，有时也会成对出现，喜生活于有良好庇护的地区。

11. Panda Ant

熊猫蚂蚁

Despite looking like an ant and being referred as such, it is in fact a form of wingless wasp. This insect is also known as cow-killer. Females possess thicker fur but lack wings. The furry panda ant lives for about 2 years.

尽管看起来像一只蚂蚁，并且被称为“蚂蚁”，但它实际上是一种无翼小蜂。这种昆虫也被称为奶牛杀手。雌性熊猫蚂蚁有较厚的毛皮，但没有翅膀。图片中的这只熊猫蚂蚁已经存活2年了。

12. Glass Frog

玻璃蛙

Found in South America, the glass frog is a family of amphibians with some specimens exhibiting an outstanding feature — transparent abdomens. Because the internal viscera is visible through the skin, the common name they are given is glass frogs.

发现于美国南部，玻璃蛙是两栖动物大家庭的一员。它的突出特征是透明的腹部。因其内脏透明可见而得名。

13. Honduran White Bat

洪都拉斯白蝙蝠

The Honduran white bat has distinctive white fur, with tips of individual hairs being gray as well as a leaf-shaped nose. They live in leaf "tents" that they "build" by cutting the side veins extending out from the midrib of large leaves.

洪都拉斯白蝙蝠通体是独具一格的白色，毛发的尖端是灰色的，以及叶状的鼻子。它们生活在自己通过切割从大叶子中脉伸出的侧脉而“建造”的“帐篷”中。

14. Fossa

马岛缟（gǎo）狸

Fossa is a cat-like mammal that lives in Madagascar. Its classification has been controversial because physically it resembles a cat, while other traits suggest relation to viverrids. Genetic research has shown that they are actually their own separate species.

马岛缟狸是生活在马达加斯加的类猫科哺乳动物。因为在生理外观上它属于猫科，但其他特征则显示属灵猫科，它的分类尚存争议。遗传研究表明其属于自身单独的物种。

15. Japanese Spider Crab

日本蜘蛛蟹

The Japanese spider crab lives in the waters near Japan and has the largest leg span of any arthropod, reaching up to 5.5 metres (18 ft). Despite looking ferocious, the crab has been reported to have a gentle disposition.

日本蜘蛛蟹居住在日本附近的水域，拥有最长的节肢长度，最长可达到5.5米（18英尺）。尽管看起来凶猛，但据报道性情温和，以鱼和贝类为食。

16. Saiga Antelope

高鼻羚羊

This saiga, spread around the Eurasian steppe, is known for its an extremely unusual, over-sized, flexible nose structure, the proboscis. It is a critically endangered antelope.

高鼻羚羊生存于欧亚大陆的草原之中，因其罕见的超大尺寸且灵活的长鼻而闻名；目前严重濒危。

看了这些动物，

大家是不是愈发觉得

“大千世界，无奇不有”~