Odd Animal Facts or "Facts"

[Bruce Wayne]

the largest terrestrial arthropod is not a south american tarantula. It is in fact the..........

coconut crab!!!!

just an excuse to post my favorite internet picture

but they can have a three foot plus leg span, a foot diameter carapace and weigh a dozen pounds.

kill it with fire!!!!

 

[RichGem]

kill it with fire!!!! lemon juice and drawn butter.

What he said.

 

[stobes21]

The largest terrestrial arthropod is not a South American Tarantula. It is in fact the..........

Coconut Crab!!!!

just an excuse to post my favorite internet picture

But they can have a three foot plus leg span, a foot diameter carapace and weigh a dozen pounds.

Mmm. I'll need a pound of melted butter and one of these:

STAT!

 

[Muttonchop]

Herd animals don't stand with their heads upwind.

 

[inspiringK]

The female Hyena has a clitoris the same size as a male hyena penis. And can get an erection!

 

[GrooveDachshund]

I present to you; the oarfish. Everything about it is odd. Probably the basis of a lot of sea serpent myths, as it often feeds vertically and surfaces when injured or sick.

 

[Sapian]

You never saw a goose in a 50mph headwind?

Welcome to Canada.
Now for my input. A cuttlefish is said to have fully developed eyes at birth, even being able to see outside of it's egg while still in the growing stages. Their pupil is in the shape of a smooth w, and they have no blind spots.

 

[LarryAndro]

The largest individual bear from an existing species was a male polar bear that weighed in at 2,200 pounds. http://news.discovery.com/human/worlds-largest-bear-identified-110201.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1