Antlion

Image: Larah McElroy

Grrrr! Snarl! It's the Antlion! An insect who's infamy is matched only by its own murderous ingenuity. Yet it's just a baby and, like some emotionally damaged child actor, no-one cares about them once they reach adulthood.

Hairy Octopus

You'll NEVER guess what a Hairy Octopus is! Go on, try!

Nope.

Nope.

No! Although Dr. Octopus: The Hippie Years sounds like a great idea to me.

Give up?

Hairy Sea Hare

Image: DuPont, Anne
Bursatella leachii

Hares are usually hairy. But slugs?

Four-eyed Fish

Image: petechar
Anableps sp.

FOUR-EYES!

That's what mean people used to call their bespectacled chums back before geeks and nerds took over the world. I doubt they'd say that if they came across a guy who really, ACTUALLY had four eyes. They'd probably say something like "look at that guy! He has four eyes!" And all his friends would think he meant someone was wearing glasses and they'd wonder what all the fuss was about.

Wandering Leg Sausauge

Crurifarcimen vagans

It's a MILLIPEDE! I know it sounds like an innuendo from Sex and the City or whatever they're watching these days, but it's a millipede.

I looked it up and it turns out Sex and the City finished almost 10 years ago, not including the films. I can't believe it! I'm so out of touch! Although that particular programme is just one degree of separation from both Star Trek and Columbo, so that's good enough for me.

Sponge Isopod

Image: liquidgurur

Sponge Isopods! Teeny, tiny, creepy, crawly Sponge Isopods!