Caterpillar of the bagworm butterfly
These little ones build entire wooden huts on their backs and spend almost their entire lives in them.
However, this does not prevent the caterpillars from traveling; their homes are mobile. Each caterpillar adheres to its own construction project, uses leaves, twigs, seeds, grass, and ties it all together with silk of its own production.
Vampire Deer
The Chinese water deer has no horns. But nature has given it fangs, almost like those of a saber-toothed tiger. The fangs grow up to 8 cm. They serve as weapons in territorial fights.
When eating food, the deer can fold its fangs like a penknife.
Striped Tenrec
A forest dweller in Madagascar. Nature seems to have been undecided about whether to give him fur or needles. In the end, they were strangely distributed over his body.
The tenrec can vibrate its spinal spines to find its mates.
Peacock mantis
This handsome fellow, 15 cm tall, is distinguished not only by its unusually bright coloring. He is very strong. With his front paws, the crayfish hits with a force exceeding his weight by 2500 times and does it at an incredible speed.
It’s good that he doesn’t hunt people but other mollusks and fish.
Long-eared jerboa
It is difficult to find an animal with more ears. Its ears are only half as long as its entire body. This rare, small rodent easily survives where others cannot.
And this is a rare black fox. Just look how cute it is.
It is the long ears that help the jerboa cope with the high temperatures of the desert in which it lives.
The jerboa can reach speeds of up to 40 km/h and easily confuses its tracks when escaping from predators.
Pacarana
Another rodent, but not a small one; its weight can reach 15 kg. Pacarana’s teeth are sharp and massive, but it chews only greens and fruits with them. These rodents create pairs once and for life.
The initiative is first shown by the female. At a certain time, she comes out of the hole and fills the forest with sad sounds, which the male comes to.
Giant Nightjar
A bird that has no equal in the art of camouflage. If you are walking in the forest, grab a branch, and it looks at you with yellow eyes, it is definitely a nightjar. It is very confident in its camouflage and never flies away, even if you pass right next to it. The bird diligently believes that it cannot be seen.
Hearing the cries of a nightjar at night can be depressing, as they sound like sounds coming from the underworld.
