10 unusual and extremely rare living creatures

The fauna is full of unusual creatures that can surprise with their appearance and body characteristics. Many of them are extremely rare or live away from prying eyes, without contact with humans. Here are 10 prime examples of such creatures.

Transparent fish

Salpa Maggiore is a transparent fish that feeds on plankton. Its "glass" body is just a way to protect itself from predators. Some types of salps can glow in the dark due to symbiotic bacteria. The habitat of such fish is the cold waters of the South Pacific Ocean.

Bicolor lobster

The bicolor color is found in one crustacean in 50 million, and in the case of the combination of blue, even less often. The most unique are albinos, that is, completely white or "crystal", as they are also called.

Butterfly with gynandromorphism

A butterfly with a developmental anomaly - different parts of its body have a genotype and signs of different sexes. So, the wings can be different not only in color and pattern, but also in size.

Deer albino

As if nature ran out of colors. In the wild, albino deer rarely survive, because the lack of natural camouflage makes them vulnerable to predators. In addition, such individuals may have vision problems.

Sea slug

This leaf-like sea slug can obtain energy through photosynthesis. To do this, he uses the chloroplasts of the algae he absorbed. There are such creatures along the Atlantic coast of the United States and Canada.

Neon cuckoo bee

Cuckoo bee with black and blue color. These insects got their name because of the behavior similar to cuckoos - they penetrate the nests of other species and genera of bees, where they lay their eggs.

Starfish with 4 or 6 beams

Contrary to popular belief, starfish do not necessarily have five rays - there may be more or less of them. Although such individuals are much less common.

Valonia pot-bellied

It is an unusual type of green algae and one of the largest single-celled organisms on Earth. Valonia can be up to 5.1 cm in diameter. It is also called "bubble algae" or "sailor's eye".

Black Serval

A rare predatory mammal of the feline family. Black individuals are found in the mountainous regions of Kenya. Male servals can mate with common domestic cats. Their hybrids are called "savannah".

Pygmy falcon

The smallest bird of prey no more than 24 cm in size and weighing up to 75 grams. Dwarf falcons catch dragonflies, butterflies, bumblebees, beetles and other insects in the air. As they say, they cannot pull larger prey.