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Very Exotic Shape/Size/Colour of Tropical Animal, Present Yours?

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  1. Nikola Chavkosk

    Nikola Chavkosk Well-Known Member

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    Contrary to for example native reptiles from Europe, who have simplified/reduced shape of their body in comparison to tropical retiles, and who are not spectacularly colorful, or to terestrial mammals native from Europe, who mainly are in color of brown and gray, tropical animals come with very interesting shapes of their body, with interesting body parts (like big crests), interesting and spectacular coloration, etc.

    Can you present your choice of tropical animal for wich you think it have most exotic shape of body/body parts (including hair or fur or feathers) or body color (or interesting combination of colors)?

    Mines are for example:

    -Ape: Bornean orangutan
    -Monkey: Lion-tailed macaque, mantled guereza, Venezuelan red howler
    -Prosimian: Blue-eyed lemur
    -Cat: Asian golden cat, Borneo bay cat, Sunda clouded leopard
    -Artyodactilid: Giraffe of corse (West African), bongo antelope, okapi, bontebok
    -Bird: Hornbills, parrots (all), shoebill, palm-nut vulture, king vulture, great blue turaco, birds of paradise
    -Snake: Emerald tree boa, Indochinese spitting cobra, Jameson's mamba (Eastern subspecies with the black tail :) )
    -Lizard: Boyd's forest dragon, Fiji iguanas, Utila spiny-tailed iguana, sailfin lizards
    -Croc: African slender-snouted crocodile
    -Dart frogs, Mantella frogs
    -I will not go further with animals like fish, invertebrates.

    I know that this thread may lose sense (as I realised finishing with the dart frogs), but can you try?
     
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    I literally have no clue what you're asking.
     
  3. DragonDust101

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    He wants to know what the most Beuatiful animals are in terms of color and size/ body shape For me, I think okapis have a kind of alien grace not seen in other herbivores. And antelope
     
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    Maybe this-like formulated question is more clear: List tropical animals you can think of, that have very exotic shape and/or body color (combination of colors), in your opinion. Not to say very unusuall body-shapes or shapes of body parts or spectacular and unusuall coloration.
     
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    And yes, I agree with this ;)
     
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    Not quite sure why you specifically think the Bornean Orangutan is a more unusual shape and colour than, say, the Sumatran Orangutan :p and given the wide range of variety in the primate family I am amazed you think the Proboscis Monkey and Aye-Aye are not worthy of note!
     
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    Because it is bigger, wider (at least male face), and the color is darker red and the longer hairs :p I guess

    And yes, proboscis monkey and aye-aye have very unusuall or very exotic body parts. The middle finger in aye-aye - like it says come here :)
     
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    And I have just realised that the thread title should include color or to be Very Exotic Look of Tropical Animal, Present Yours, can you change that TDL? Please
     
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    I think that you are looking for a combination of charm and strangeness, which is getting close to nuclear physics :eek:

    I nominate boto, electric blue day gecko, great argus, silky sifaka and any tarsier species.
    I think I have to mention that if we compare vertebrate classes, the bony fishes win hands down - their range of shapes and colours are unrivalled. Think frogfishes, hatchetfishes, knifefishes, oarfishes, pufferfishes, sunfishes and, of course, the leafy sea dragon :)

    Alan
     
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    -African elephant (Loxodonta africana)
    -African pygmy mouse (Mus minutoides)
    -African pygmy squirrel (Myosciurus pumilio)
    -American shrew mole (Neurotrichus gibbsii)
    -Baluchistan pygmy jerboa (Salpingotulus michaelis)
    -Binturong (Arctitis binturong)
    -Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus)
    -Bumblebee bat (Craseonycteris thonglongyai)
    -Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
    -Columbia basin pygmy rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis)
    -Common hippo (Hippopotamus amphibius)
    -Etruscan shrew (Suncus etruscus)
    -Flores giant rat (Papagomys armandvillei)
    -Gaur (Bos gaurus)
    -Giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)
    -Giant armadillo (Priodontes maximus)
    -Giant eland (Taurotragus derbianus)
    -Giant forest hog (Hylochoerus meinertzhageni)
    -Giant golden-crowned flying fox (Acerodon jubatus)
    -Giant kangaroo (Macropus giganteus/fuliginosus)
    -Giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)
    -Giant pouched rat (Cricetomys gambianus)
    -Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)
    -Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)
    -Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus)
    -Human (Homo sapiens)
    -Killer whale (Orcinus orca)
    -Laotian giant flying squirrel (Biswamoyopterus laoensis)
    -Least weasel (Mustela nivalis)
    -Long-tailed planigale (Planigale ingrami)
    -Lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla)
    -Moonrat (Echinosorex gymnura)
    -Any mouse-deer (Tragulus spp)
    -Any mouse lemur (Microcebus spp)
    -Pilbara ningaui (Ningaui timealeyi)
    -Pink fairy armadillo (Chlamyphorus truncatus)
    -Polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
    -Pygmy anteater (Cyclopes didactylus)
    -Pygmy hog (Sus salvanius)
    -Pygmy marmoset (Cebuella pygmaea)
    -Pygmy possum (Cercartetus spp.)
    -Pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps)
    -Royal antelope (Nesotragus pygmaeus)
    -Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina)
    -Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus)
    -Sulawesi giant rat (Paruromys dominator)
    -Tiger (Panthera tigris)
    -Vaquita (Phocoena sinus)
    -Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus)
    -West Indian manatee (Trichechus inunguis)
    -White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum)

    -African pygmy goose (Nettapus auritus)
    -African pygmy kingfisher (Ispidina picta)
    -American jabiru (Jabiru mycteria)
    -Andean condor (Vultur gryphus)
    -Bee hummingbird (Mellisuga helenae)
    -Blue and gold macaw (Ara ararauna)
    -Channel-billed cuckoo (Scythrops novaehollandiae)
    -Chinese painted quail (Coturnix chinensis)
    -Common ground dove (Columbina passerina)
    -Common peafowl (Pavo cristatus)
    -Common raven (Corvus corax)
    -Eastern white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
    -Elf owl (Micrathene whitneyi)
    -Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri)
    -Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)
    -Eurasian eagle owl (Bubo bubo)
    -European goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
    -Giant hummingbird (Patagona gigas)
    -Giant ibis (Thaumatibis gigantea)
    -Any giant petrel (Macronectes spp.)
    -Goliath heron (Ardea goliath)
    -Great argus pheasant (Argusianus argus)
    -Great blue turaco (Corythaeola cristata)
    -Great bustard (Otis tarda)
    -Great indian hornbill (Buceros bicornis)
    -Greater harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja)
    -Any ground hornbill (Bucorvus spp)
    -Any hanging parrot (Loriculus spp)
    -Helmeted hornbill (Rhinoplax vigil)
    -Hyacinth macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus)
    -Kakapo (Strigops habroptilus)
    -Kori bustard (Ardeotis kori)
    -Laughing kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)
    -Least bittern (Ixobrychus exilis)
    -Least pygmy owl (Glaucidium minutissimum)
    -Least sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)
    -Least storm petrel (Halocyptena microsoma)
    -Lesser goldfinch (Carduelis psaltria)
    -Little auk (Alle alle)
    -Little blue penguin (Eudyptula minor)
    -Little bronze cuckoo (Chrysococcyx minutillus)
    -Little gull (Larus minutus)
    -Little tern (Sterna albifrons)
    -Mute swan (Cygnus olor)
    -Oriental dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx erithacus)
    -Ostrich (Struthio camelus)
    -Palla's gull (Larus ichthyaetus)
    -Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi)
    -Pied falconet (Microhierax melanoleucos)
    -Powerful owl (Ninox strenua)
    -Any pygmy parrot (Micropsitta spp)
    -Rhinoceros hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros)
    -Robust woodpecker (Campephilus robustus)
    -Rufous piculet (Sasia abnormis)
    -Sarus crane (Grus antigone)
    -Short-tailed pygmy tyrant (Myiornis ecaudatus)
    -Steller's sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus)
    -Striped flufftail (Sarothrura affinis)
    -Superb lyrebird (Menura superba)
    -Takahe (Porphyrio mantelli)
    -Tawny frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)
    -Thick-billed raven (Corvus crassirostris)
    -Victoria crowned pigeon (Goura victoria)
    -Wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans)
    -Weebill (Smicrornis brevirostris)
    -Weka (Gallirallus australis)
    -Whiskered auklet (Aethia pygmaea)
    -Wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)

    -Aldabra giant tortoise (Geochelone gigantea)
    -Alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii)
    -Barbados threadsnake (Leptotyphlops carlae)
    -Cantor's giant softshell turtle (Pelochelys cantorii)
    -Chinese ratsnake (Ptyas korros)
    -Cuvier's dwarf caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus)
    -Any dwarf chameleon (Brookesia spp.)
    -Dwarf gecko (Sphaerodactylus ariasae)
    -El Hierro giant lizard (Gallotia simonyi)
    -Gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica)
    -Galapagos tortoise (Geochelone nigra)
    -Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus)
    -Green anaconda (Eunectes murinus)
    -King cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)
    -Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis)
    -Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)
    -Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta)
    -New Caledonian giant gecko (Rhacodactylus leachianus)
    -Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus)
    -Perentie (Varanus giganteus)
    -Red tegu (Tupinambis rufescens)
    -Reticulated python (Python reticulatus)
    -Saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus)
    -San Esteban chuckwalla (Sauromalus varius)
    -South american bushmaster (Lachesis muta)
    -Speckled padloper tortoise (Homopus signatus)
    -Yangtze giant softshell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei)

    -African bullfrog (Pyxicephalus adspersus)
    -American bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana)
    -Arboreal pygmy salamander (Thorius arboreus)
    -Cane toad (Bufo marinus)
    -Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus)
    -Goliath frog (Conraua goliath)
    -Hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis)
    -Iberian ribbed newt (Pleurodeles waltl)
    -Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus)
    -Papuan pygmy frog (Paedophryne amauensis)
    -Surinam horned frog (Ceratophrys cornuta)
    -Thompson's caecilian (Caecilia thompsoni)
    -White-lipped tree frog (Litoria infrafrenata)

    -African lungfish (Protopterus aethiopicus)
    -Alligator gar (Atractosteus spatula)
    -Arapaima (Arapaima gigas)
    -Asian giant pangasius (Pangasius sanitwongsei)
    -Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus)
    -Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)
    -Atlantic goliath grouper (Epinephelus itajara)
    -Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus)
    -Atlantic tarpon (Megalops atlanticus)
    -Basking shark (Cetorrhinus maximus)
    -Beluga sturgeon (Huso huso)
    -Black marlin (Makaira indica)
    -Bluntnose sixgill shark (Hexanchus griseus)
    -Bowfin (Amia calva)
    -Chinese paddlefish (Psephurus gladius)
    -Chinese sturgeon (Acipenser sinensis)
    -Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)
    -Comores coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae)
    -Common angelshark (Squatina squatina)
    -Common goosefish (Lophius piscatorius)
    -Common skate (Dipturus batis)
    -Cubera snapper (Lutjanus cyanopterus)
    -Deepwater stingray (Plesiobatis daviesi)
    -Devil fish (Mobula mobular)
    -Dorab wolf herring (Chirocentrus dorab)
    -Dwarf goby (Trimmatom nanus)
    -Dwarf pygmy goby (Pandaka pygmaea)
    -Electric eel (Electrophorus electricus)
    -Ember tetra (Hyphessobrycon amandae)
    -European conger (Conger conger)
    -European sturgeon (Acipenser sturio)
    -Flabby whalefish (Gyrinomimus grahami)
    -Giant barb (Catlocarpio siamensis)
    -Giant cusk-eel (Lamprogrammus shcherbachevi)
    -Giant freshwater stingray (Himantura chaophraya)
    -Giant guitarfish (Rhynchobatus djiddensis)
    -Giant manta ray (Manta birostris)
    -Giant tigerfish (Hydrocynus goliath)
    -Goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni)
    -Goldeye (Hiodon alosoides)
    -Great hammerhead (Sphyrna mokarran)
    -Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias)
    -Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus)
    -Houndfish (Tylosurus crocodilus)
    -Humphead wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus)
    -Indonesian pygmy minnow (Paedocypris progenetica)
    -Japanese jellynose fish (Ateleopus japonicus)
    -Kaluga (Huso dauricus)
    -Lancetfish (Alepisaurus ferox)
    -Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus)
    -Mahseer (Barbus tor)
    -Marbled swamp eel (Synbrachus marmoratus)
    -Megamouth shark (Megachasma pelagios)
    -Mekong giant catfish (Pangasius gigas)
    -Milkfish (Chanos chanos)
    -Muskellunge (Esox masquinongy)
    -Narrow-barred spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus commerson)
    -Nile perch (Lates niloticus)
    -Ocean sunfish (Mola mola)
    -Oarfish (Regalecus glesne)
    -Opah (Lampris guttatus)
    -Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis)
    -Pea pufferfish (Tetraodon travancoricus)
    -Pygmy hatchetfish (Carnegiella myersi)
    -Pygmy rasbora (Rasbora maculata)
    -Pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti)
    -Red cornetfish (Fistularia petimba)
    -Russian sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii)
    -Short-tail stingray (Dasyatis brevicaudata)
    -Skilfish (Erilepis zonifer)
    -Slender giant moray (Strophidon sathete)
    -Smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata)
    -Stout infantfish (Schindleria brevipinguis)
    -Swordfish (Xiphias gladius)
    -Taimen (Hucho taimen)
    -Tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum)
    -Thready catfish (Brachyplatystoma filamentosum)
    -Tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier)
    -Totoaba (Totoaba macdonaldi)
    -Wels catfish (Silurus glanis)
    -Whale shark (Rhyncodon typus)
    -White sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus)

    -Giant ascidian (Synoicum pulmonaria)
    -Giant ascidian (Pyura pachydermatina)
    -Giant pelagic ascidian (Pyrosoma atlanticum)
    -Giant salp (Cyclosalpa bakeri)
    -Giant salp (Thetys vagina)

    -Banded starfish (Mithrodia clavigera)
    -Basket star (Astrotoma agassizii)
    -Brisingid starfish (Midgardia xandaros)
    -Giant brittle star (Ophiopsammus maculata)
    -Giant sea cucumber (Thelenota anax)
    -Giant sea urchin (Sperosoma giganteum)
    -Giant starfish (Thromidia gigas)
    -Indian sand sea cucumber (Psammothuria ganapati)
    -Least starfish (Patiriella parvivipara)
    -Long-spined urchin (Diadema setosum)
    -Pygmy sea urchin (Echinocyamus scaber)
    -Red sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus franciscanus)
    -Spiny starfish (Evasterias echinosoma)
    -Spotted sea cucumber (Synapta maculata)
    -Sunflower starfish (Pycnopodia helianthoides)
    -Unstalked feather-star (Heliometra glacialis)
    -Variegated sea cucumber (Stichopus variegatus)

    -African emperor scorpion (Pandinus imperator)
    -African giant ant (Dorylus helvolus)
    -African giant millipede (Archispirostreptus gigas)
    -African giant robberfly (Proagonistes praeceps)
    -American lobster (Homarus americanus)
    -Atlas moth (Attacus atlas)
    -Australian giant grasshopper (Valanga irregularis)
    -Boatswain Bird Island pseudoscorpion (Garypus titanius)
    -Brazilian salmon pink tarantula (Lasiodora parahybana)
    -Chaco golden knee tarantula (Grammostola pulchripes)
    -Chinese mantis (Tenodera aridifolia)
    -Coconut crab (Birgus latro)
    -Colorful giant cicada (Tacua speciosa)
    -Colossal sea spider (Colossendeis colossea)
    -Conant's giant Nihoa tree cricket (Thaumatogryllus conanti)
    -Eastern lubber grasshopper (Romalea guttata)
    -Elephant beetle (Megasoma elephas)
    -Emperor cicada (Megapomponia imperatoria)
    -European giant mayfly (Palingenia longicauda)
    -Fin whale parasitic giant copepod (Pennella balaenopterae)
    -Giant acorn barnacle (Balanus nubilis)
    -Giant amphipod (Alicella gigantea)
    -Giant ant (Dinoponera gigantea)
    -Giant antlion (Palparellus voeltzkowi)
    -Giant burrowing cockroach (Macropanesthia rhinoceros)
    -Giant carpenter moth (Xyleutes boisduvali)
    -Giant centipede (Scolopendra gigantea)
    -Giant cockroach (Blaberus giganteus)
    -Giant cranefly (Holorusia brobdignagius)
    -Giant damselfly (Megaloprepus caerulatus)
    -Giant dragonfly (Tetracanthagyna plagiata)
    -Giant fairy shrimp (Branchinecta gigas)
    -Giant fijian long-horned beetle (Xixuthrus heros)
    -Giant fly (Pantophthalmus tabaninus)
    -Giant huntsman spider (Heteropoda maxima)
    -Giant isopod (Bathynomus giganteus)
    -Giant leafcutter bee (Megachile pluto)
    -Giant leafhopper (Ledromorpha planirostris)
    -Giant mantis shrimp (Lysiosquillina maculata)
    -Giant mydas fly (Gauromydas heros)
    -Giant oak aphid (Stomaphis quercus)
    -Giant stick insect (Phobaeticus chani)
    -Giant stick insect (Pharnacia maxima)
    -Giant stick mantis (Toxodera denticulata)
    -Giant tarantula hawk wasp (Pepsis pulszkyi)
    -Giant water scorpion (Lethocerus maximus)
    -Giant weta (Deinacrida heteracantha)
    -Goliath beetles, (Goliathus goliatus)
    -Goliath birdeater (Theraphosa blondi)
    -Guadeloupe parasitic wasp (Megaphragma caribea)
    -Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules)
    -Hercules moth (Coscinoscera hercules)
    -Indian giant scorpion (Heterometrus swammerdami)
    -Japanese spider crab (Macrocheira kaempferi)
    -Long-legged katydid (Macrolyristes corporalis)
    -Lord Howe Island stick insect (Dryococelus australis)
    -Microscopic parasitic wasp (Dicopomorpha echmepterygi)
    -Mountain beaver flea (Hystrichopsylla schefferi)
    -Nanoselline beetle (Scydosella musawasensis)
    -New Guinea longhorn beetle (Batocera wallacei)
    -Queen Alexandra's birdwing (Ornithoptera alexandrae)
    -Seychelles giant millipede (Scaphistostreptus seychellarum)
    -South American giant grasshopper (Tropidacris violaceus)
    -Spiny stick insect (Heteropteryx dilatata)
    -Tantulocarid (Stygotantulus stocki)
    -Tasmanian giant crab ('Pseudocarcinus gigas)
    -Tasmanian giant freshwater crayfish (Astacopsis gouldi)
    -Taveuni beetle (Xixuthrus terribilis)
    -Titan beetle (Titanus giganteus)
    -White witch (Thysania agrippina)

    -African giant earthworm (Microchaetus rappi)
    -Bootlace worm (Lineus longissimus)
    -Giant roundworm (Placentonema gigantissima)
    -Giant tube worm (Riftia pachyptila)
    -Gippsland earthworm (Megascolides australis)
    -Greenhouse planarian (Bipalium kewense)
    -Whale tapeworm (Polygonoporus giganticus)

    -Australian trumpet shell (Syrinx aruanus)
    -Bigfin squid (Magnapinna atlantica)
    -Bornean land snail (Acmella nana)
    -Chinese land snail (Angustopila dominikae)
    -Cockatoo squid (Galiteuthis phyllura)
    -Colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni)
    -Cuban pygmy snail (Ammonicera minortalis)
    -Dana octopus squid (Taningia danae)
    -Diadem volute (Melo amphora)
    -Florida horse conch (Pleuroploca gigantea)
    -Geoduck (Panopea generosa)
    -Giant african snail (Achatina achatina)
    -Giant black sea hare (Aplysia vaccaria)
    -Giant clam (Tridacna gigas)
    -Giant squid (Architeuthis dux)
    -Giant triton (Charonia tritonis)
    -Giant warty squid (Kondakovia longimana)
    -Grey and black slug (Limax cinereoniger)
    -Gumboot chiton (Cryptochiton stelleri)
    -Pacific giant octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini)
    -Pygmy octopus (Octopus wolfi)
    -Pygmy squid (Idiosepius pygmaeus)
    -Robust clubhook squid (Onykia robusta)
    -Seven-arm octopus (Haliphron atlanticus)

    -Giant siphonophore (Praya dubia)
    -Irukandji jellyfish (Malo kingi)
    -Lion's mane jellyfish (Cyanea capillata)
    -Mertens' carpet sea anemone (Stichodactyla mertensii)
    -Nomura's jellyfish (Neopilema nomurai)
    -Portuguese man-o-war (Physalia physalis)

    -Giant barrel sponge (Xestospongia muta)


    SHAPE:

    -Aardwark (Orycteropus afer)
    -Alpine ibex (Capra ibex)
    -American beaver (Castor canadensis)
    -Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis)
    -Babyrussa (Babyrousa babyrussa)
    -Big-headed mole-rat (Tachyoryctes macrocephalus)
    -Black bearded saki (Chiropotes satanas)
    -Brazilian porcupine (Coendou prehensilis)
    -Camel (Camelus bactrianus)
    -Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
    -Chapin's free-tailed bat (Chaerephon chapini)
    -Common tube-nosed fruit bat (Nyctimene albiventer)
    -Crested porcupine (Hystrix cristata)
    -Desert long-eared bat (Otonycteris hemprichii)
    -Dugong (Dugong dugon)
    -Any elephant (family Elephantidae)
    -Emperor tamarin (Saguinus imperator)
    -Fennec (Vulpes zerda)
    -Frog-eating Bat (Trachops cirrhosus)
    -Gerenuk (Litocranius walleri)
    -Giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)
    -Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)
    -Golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana)
    -Grant's golden mole (Eremitalpa granti)
    -Great kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros)
    -Greater bilby (Macrotis lagotis)
    -Greater glider (Petauroides volans)
    -Griffin's leaf-nosed bat (Hipposideros griffini)
    -Hammerhead bat (Hypsignathus monstrosus)
    -Hooded seal (Cystophora cristata)
    -Human (Homo sapiens)
    -Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
    -Iberian desman (Galemys pyrenaicus)
    -Indri (Indri indri)
    -Irrawaddy dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris)
    -Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)
    -Lesser egyptian jerboa (Jaculus jaculus)
    -Lesser long-tailed shrew tenrec (Microgale longicaudata)
    -Long-beaked echidna (Zaglossus bartoni)
    -Long-eared jerboa (Euchoreutes naso)
    -Long-nosed shrew opossum (Rhyncholestes raphanurus)
    -Lowland streaked tenrec (Hemicentetes semispinosus)
    -Madagascar sucker-footed bat (Myzopoda aurita)
    -Maned rat (Lophiomys imhausi)
    -Markhor (Capra falconeri)
    -Marsupial mole (Notoryctes typhlops)
    -Moose (Alces alces)
    -Musk deer (Moschus moschiferus)
    -Mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus)
    -Narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
    -Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus)
    -Orange nectar bat (Lonchophylla robusta)
    -Any pangolin (Manis sp)
    -Pen-tailed treeshrew (Ptilocercus lowii)
    -Philippine colugo (Cynocephalus volans)
    -Pink fairy armadillo (Chlamyphorus truncatus)
    -Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus)
    -Proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus)
    -Pygmy acrobat (Acrobates pygmaeus)
    -Pygmy anteater (Cyclopes didactylus)
    -Red giant flying squirrel (Petaurista petaurista)
    -Red slender loris (Loris tardigradus)
    -Any rhinoceros (family Rhinocerotidae)
    -River dolphin (Inia geoffrensis)
    -Saiga (Saiga tatarica)
    -Short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus)
    -Short-eared elephant-shrew (Macroscelides proboscideus)
    -Any short-faced sloth (Bradypus spp.)
    -Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina)
    -Southern three-banded armadillo (Tolypeutes matacus)
    -Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus)
    -Spotted bat (Euderma maculatum)
    -Springhare (Pedetes capensis)
    -Star-nosed mole (Condylura cristata)
    -Sulawesi crested macaque (Macaca nigra)
    -Any tarsier (Tarsius spp.)
    -Any toothed whale (Mesoplodon spp.)
    -Tufted deer (Elaphodus cephalophus)
    -Visored bat, (Sphaeronycteris toxophyllum
    -Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus)
    -Wrinkle-faced Bat (Centurio senex)

    -African marabou stork (Leptoptilos crumeniferus)
    -African openbill (Anastomus lamelligerus)
    -American jabiru (Jabiru mycteria)
    -Andean cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruviana)
    -Asian paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi)
    -Bare-necked Umbrellabird (Cephalopterus glabricollis)
    -Barred eagle-owl (Bubo sumatranus)
    -Bay owl (Phodilus badius)
    -Bearded bellbird (Procnias averano)
    -Black sicklebill (Epimachus fastuosus)
    -Black-billed sicklebill (Drepanornis albertisi)
    -Black-tailed trainbearer (Lesbia victoriae)
    -Blue bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea rudolphi)
    -Blue-crowned motmot (Momotus momota)
    -Boat-billed heron (Cochlearius cochlearius)
    -Booted racquet-tail (Ocreatus underwoodii)
    -Bulwer's pheasant (Lophura bulweri)
    -California quail (Callipepla californica)
    -Cloven-feathered pigeon (Drepanoptila holosericea)
    -Cock-tailed tyrant (Alectrurus tricolor)
    -Comb-crested duck (Sarkidiornis melanotos)
    -Comb-crested jacana (Irediparra gallinacea)
    -Common hoopoe (Upupa epops)
    -Common peafowl (Pavo cristatus)
    -Any coquette (Lophornis spp.)
    -Crested auklet (Aethia cristatella)
    -Crested owl (Lophostrix cristata)
    -Crested wood partridge (Rollulus roulroul)
    -Cuban trogon (Priotelus temnurus)
    -Cuckoo-roller (Leptosomus discolor)
    -Curl-crested aracari (Pteroglossus beauharnaesii)
    -Any darter (Anhinga spp.)
    -Domestic poultry (Gallus gallus)
    -Double-wattled cassowary (Casuarius casuarius)
    -Eastern paradise whydah (Vidua paradisaea)
    -Fiery-tailed awlbill (Avocettula recurvirostris)
    -Any flamingo (family Phoenicopteridae)
    -Flightless cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi)
    -Any frigatebird (Fregata spp.)
    -Golden-fronted bowerbird (Amblyornis flavifrons)
    -Great argus pheasant (Argusianus argus)
    -Great bustard (Otis tarda)
    -Great potoo (Nyctibius grandis)
    -Greater sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus)
    -Green racquet-tailed parrot (Prioniturus luconensis)
    -Green-bearded Helmetcrest (Oxypogon guerinii)
    -Guianan cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola rupicola)
    -Hammerkop (Scopus umbretta)
    -Helmeted hornbill (Rhinoplax vigil)
    -Helmeted vanga (Euryceros prevostii)
    -Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoatzin)
    -Horned guan (Oreophasis derbianus)
    -Horned scream (Anhima cornuta)
    -Horned sungem (Heliactin bilophus)
    -Houbara bustard (Chlamydotis undulata)
    -Inca tern (Larosterna inca)
    -Kakapo (Strigops habroptilus)
    -Kea (Nestor notabilis)
    -King bird-of-paradise (Cicinnurus regius)
    -King eider (Somateria spectabilis)
    -King of Saxony bird-of-paradise (Pteridophora alberti)
    -Any kiwi (Apteryx spp.)
    -Lesser florican (Sypheotides indica)
    -Long-crested eagle (Lophaetus occipitalis)
    -Long-tailed sylph (Aglaiocercus kingii)
    -Long-tailed widowbird (Euplectes progne)
    -Long-trained nightjar (Macropsalis forcipata)
    -Long-wattled umbrellabird (Cephalopterus penduliger)
    -Lyre-tailed nightjar (Uropsalis lyra)
    -Magnificent bird-of-paradise (Cicinnurus magnificus)
    -Magnificent riflebird (Ptiloris magnificus)
    -Maleo (Macrocephalon maleo)
    -Marvellous spatuletail (Loddigesia mirabilis)
    -Musk duck (Biziura lobata)
    -Noisy friarbird (Philemon corniculatus)
    -Oilbird (Steatornis caripensis)
    -Palm cockatoo (Probosciger aterrimus)
    -Parakeet auklet (Aethia psittacula)
    -Any parotia (Parotia spp.)
    -Pennant-winged nightjar (Macrodipteryx vexillarius)
    -Pesquet's parrot (Psittrichias fulgidus)
    -Pheasant-tailed jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus)
    -Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi)
    -Pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
    -Pin-tailed whydah (Vidua macroura)
    -Plumed whistling duck (Dendrocygna eytoni)
    -Princess Stephanie's astrapia (Astrapia stephaniae)
    -Racket-tailed drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus)
    -Racket-tailed roller (Coracias spatulata)
    -Racket-tailed treepie (Crypsirina temia)
    -Ratchet-tailed treepie (Temnurus temnurus)
    -Red bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea rubra)
    -Red-billed scythebill (Campylorhamphus trochilirostris)
    -Red-billed streamertail (Trochilus polytmus)
    -Red-knobbed coot (Fulica cristata)
    -Red-knobbed hornbill (Aceros cassidix)
    -Red-legged seriema (Cariama cristata)
    -Red-tailed comet (Sappho sparganura)
    -Resplendent quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno)
    -Rhinoceros auklet (Cerorhinca monocerata)
    -Rhinoceros hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros)
    -Ribbon-tailed astrapia (Astrapia mayeri)
    -Ribbon-tailed drongo (Dicrurus megarhynchus)
    -Rifleman (Acanthisitta chloris)
    -Royal spoonbill (Platalea regia)
    -Ruff (Philomachus pugnax)
    -Ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus)
    -Scissor-tailed flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus)
    -Secretarybird (Sagittarius serpentarius)
    -Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex)
    -Sickle-billed vanga (Falculea palliata)
    -Sickle-winged nightjar (Eleopthreptus anomalus)
    -Any skimmer (Rynchops spp.)
    -Southern emu-wren (Stipiturus malachurus)
    -Southern helmeted curassow (Pauxi unicornis)
    -Splendid astrapia (Astrapia splendidissima)
    -Spoon-billed sandpiper (Eurynorhynchus pygmeus)
    -Standardwing (Semioptera wallacii)
    -Standard-winged nightjar (Macrodipteryx longipennis)
    -Stella's lorikeet (Charmosyna papou)
    -Strange-tailed Tyrant (Alectrurus risora)
    -Streamer-tailed tyrant (Gubernetes yetapa)
    -Superb bird-of-paradise (Lophorina superba)
    -Superb lyrebird (Menura superba)
    -Swallow-tailed hummingbird (Eupetomena macroura)
    -Swallow-tailed kite (Elanoides forficatus)
    -Sword-billed humminbird (Ensifera ensifera)
    -Thick-billed raven (Corvus crassirostris)
    -Three-wattled bellbird (Procnias tricarunculatus)
    -Toco toucan (Ramphastos toco)
    -Top-knot pigeon (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae)
    -Any tropicbird (Phaethon spp.)
    -Tufted puffin (Fratercula cirrhata)
    -Twelve-wired bird-of-paradise (Seleucidis melanoleuca)
    -Victoria crowned pigeon (Goura victoria)
    -Vulturine guineafowl (Acryllium vulturinum)
    -Wallcreeper (Tichodroma muraria)
    -Watercock (Gallicrex cinerea)
    -Wattled crane (Bugeranus carunculatus)
    -Whiskered auklet (Aethia pygmaea)
    -White bellbird (Procnias albus)
    -White-headed duck (Oxyura leucocephala)
    -White-necked rockfowl (Picathartes gymnocephalus)
    -White-plumed antbird (Pithys albifrons)
    -White-tipped sicklebill (Eutoxeres aquila)
    -Wilson's bird-of-paradise (Cicinnurus respublica)
    -Wire-tailed swallow (Hirundo smithii)
    -Wrybill (Anarhynchus frontalis)

    -African hairy bush viper (Atheris hispida)
    -Antsingy leaf chameleon (Brookesia perarmata)
    -Asian grass lizard (Takydromus sexlineatus)
    -Assam roofed turtle (Pangshura sylhetensis)
    -Armadillo girdled lizard (Cordylus cataphractus)
    -Bearded leaf chameleon (Rhampholeon brevicaudatus)
    -Big-headed turtle (Platysternon megacephalum)
    -Burton's legless lizard (Lialis burtonis)
    -Cantor's shoft-shelled turtle (Pelochelys cantorii)
    -Common flying gecko (Ptychozoon kuhli)
    -Dragon snake (Xenodermus javanicus)
    -Elephant trunk snake (Acrochordus javanicus)
    -Fan-throated lizard (Sitana ponticeriana)
    -Flat-tailed day gecko (Phelsuma serraticauda)
    -Frilled lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii)
    -Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus)
    -Helmeted iguana (Corytophanes cristatus
    -Hump-nosed lizard (Lyriocephalus scitatus)
    -Jackson's chamaleon (Chamaeleo jacksoni)
    -Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)
    -Madagascar Leaf-nosed Snake (Langaha madagascariensis)
    -Matamata (Chelus fimbriatus)
    -Mexican mole lizard (Bipes biporus)
    -Namib sand gecko (Pachydactylus rangei)
    -Northern curly-tailed lizard (Leiocephalus carinatus)
    -Persian spider gecko (Agamura persica)
    -Pinocchio lizard (Anolis proboscis)
    -Plumed basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons)
    -Rough nose horned lizard (Ceratophora aspera)
    -Saharan horned viper (Cerastes cerastes)
    -Satanic leaf-tailed gecko (Uroplatus phantasticus)
    -Shield-tailed agama (Xenagama taylori)
    -Shingleback Skink (Tiliqua rugosa)
    -Smooth knob-tailed gecko (Nephrurus levis)
    -Spiny turtle (Heosemys spinosa)
    -Tentacled snake (Erpeton tentaculatum)
    -Thorny devil (Moloch horridus)
    -Toad headed agama (Phrynocephalus mystaceus)
    -Western basilisk (Basiliscus galeritus)

    -Amazon horned frog (Hemiphractus fasciatus)
    -Budgett's frog (Lepidobatrachus laevis)
    -Bushveld rain frog (Breviceps adspersus)
    -Coastal Tailed Frog (Ascaphus truei)
    -Crested Forest Toad (Bufo margaritifer)
    -Darwin's frog (Rhinoderma darwinii)
    -Great crested newt (Triturus cristatus)
    -Greater siren (Siren lacertina)
    -Hairy frog (Trichobatrachus robustus)
    -Lake Titicaca giant frog (Telmatobius culeus)
    -Long-nosed horned frog (Megophrys nasuta)
    -Long-tailed salamander (Eurycea longicauda)
    -Olm (Proteus anguinus)
    -Penis snake (Atretochoana eiselti)
    -Purple frog (Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis)
    -Surinam toad (Pipa pipa)
    -Two-toed amphiuma (Amphiuma means)
    -Yucatan casquehead treefrog (Triprion petasatus)

    -African armoured searobin (Peristedion cataphractum)
    -African butterfly fish (Pantodon buccholzi)
    -African lungfish (Protopterus annectens)
    -African pompano (Alectis ciliaris)
    -Alligator gar (Atractosteus spatula)
    -American paddlefish (Polyodon spathula)
    -Angler (Lophius piscatorius)
    -Angular roughshark (Oxynotus centrina)
    -Antenna ray (Plesiotrygon iwamae)
    -Asian sheepshead wrasse (Semicossyphus reticulatus)
    -Atlantic footballfish (Himantolophus groenlandicus)
    -Australian ghostshark (Callorhinchus milii)
    -Australian lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri)
    -Avocet snipe-eel (Avocettina infans)
    -Banded guitarfish (Zapteryx exasperata)
    -Banded knifefish (Gymnotus carapo)
    -Banjo catfish (Bunocephalus coracoideus)
    -Barred knifefish (Steatogenys elegans)
    -Basking shark (Cetorrhinus maximus)
    -Bearded leatherjacket (Anacanthus barbatus)
    -Bearded seadevil (Linophryne arborifera)
    -Bigmouth wolftrap seadevil (Lasiognathus saccostoma)
    -Bingham's wolftrap seadevil (Thaumatichthys binghami)
    -Blobfish (Psychrolutes marcidus)
    -Bowmouth guitarfish (Rhina ancylostoma)
    -Butterfly ray (Gymnura marmorata)
    -Chinese paddlefish (Psephurus gladius)
    -Clearfin lionfish (Pterois radiata)
    -Cockatoo flounder (Samaris cristatus)
    -Coffin ray (Hypnos monopterygius)
    -Common angelshark (Squatina squatina)
    -Common arowana (Osteoglossum bicirrhosum)
    -Common dragonet (Callionymus lyra)
    -Comores coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae)
    -Cowfish (Lactoria cornuta)
    -Curved-bill elephant-nosed fish (Campylomormyrus curvirostris)
    -Any flying fish (family Exocoetidae)
    -Flying gurnard (Dactylopterus volitans)
    -Four-armed frogfish (Tetrabrachium ocellatum)
    -Four-eyed fish (Anableps anableps)
    -Frilled shark (Chlamydoselachus anguineus)
    -Giant freshwater stingray (Himantura chaophraya)
    -Giant manta ray (Manta birostris)
    -Goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni)
    -Grunt sculpin (Rhamphocottus richardsonii)
    -Hagfish (Myxine glutinosa)
    -Hairy fanfin (Caulophryne polynema)
    -Hairy frogfish (Antennarius striatus)
    -Hairyfish (Mirapinna esau)
    -Half-naked hatchetfish (Argyropelecus hemigymnus)
    -Humpback black devil (Melanocetus johnsonii)
    -Japanese pinecone fish (Monocentris japonica)
    -Jumbie teta (Ancistrus cirrhosus)
    -Kuiter's dragonet (Dactylopus kuiteri)
    -Leafy seadragon (Phycodurus eques)
    -Little dragonfish (Eurypegasus draconis)
    -Live sharksucker (Echeneis naucrates)
    -Longnosed lancetfish (Alepisaurus ferox)
    -Longnosed skate (Dipturus oxyrinchus)
    -Longspine snipefish (Macroramphosus scolopax)
    -Longspined porcupinefish (Diodon holocanthus)
    -Lookdown (Selene vomer)
    -Marbled hatchetfish (Carnegiella strigata)
    -Mediterranean dealfish (Trachipterus trachypterus)
    -Megamouth shark (Megachasma pelagios)
    -Moorish idol (Zanclus cornutus)
    -Needlebeard Seadevil (Neoceratias spinifer)
    -Nursalim flasherwrasse (Paracheilinus nursalim)
    -Oarfish (Regalecus glesne)
    -Obese dragonfish (Opostomias micripnus)
    -Ocean sunfush (Mola mola)
    -Ocellated waspfish (Apistus carinatus)
    -Opah (Lampris guttatus)
    -Orangethroat pikeblenny (Chaenopsis alepidota)
    -Ornate ghost pipefish (Solenostomus paradoxus)
    -Ornate wobbegong (Orectolobus ornatus)
    -Pearl fish (Carapus acus)
    -Pelican eel (Eurypharynx pelecanoides)
    -Pink frogmouth (Chaunax pictus)
    -Pinnated batfish (Platax pinnatus)
    -Pouched lamprey (Geotria australis)
    -Prickly seadevi (Centrophryne spinulosa)
    -Pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti)
    -Pygmy sunfish (Ranzania laevis)
    -Razorfish (Aeoliscus strigatus)
    -Red cornetfish (Fistularia petimba)
    -Red indianfish (Pataecus fronto)
    -Ribbon moray (Rhinomuraena quaesita)
    -Ribboned pipefish (Haliichthys taeniophorus)
    -Rounded porcupinefish (Cyclichthys orbicularis)
    -Sailfin tang (Zebrasoma veliferum)
    -Sailfin velifer (Velifer hypselopterus)
    -Sailfish (Istiophorus albicans)
    -Sarcastic fringehead (Neoclinus blanchardi)
    -Scalloped ribbonfish (Zu cristatus)
    -Scribbled leatherjacket filefish (Aluterus scriptus)
    -Sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus)
    -Senegal bichir (Polypterus senegalus)
    -Shortnose batfish (Ogcocephalus nasutus)
    -Shovelnose sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus platorynchus)
    -Sixgill sawshark (Pliotrema warreni)
    -Sloane's viperfish (Chauliodus sloani)
    -Smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata)
    -Spotted handfish (Brachionichthys hirsutus)
    -Stargazer (Uranoscopus scaber)
    -Straightnose rabbitfish (Rhinochimaera atlantica)
    -Striped burrfish (Chilomycterus schoepfi)
    -Any swallower (Saccopharynx spp.)
    -Swordfish (Xiphias gladius)
    -Swordtail (Xiphophorus helleri)
    -Threadfin rainbowfish (Iriatherina werneri)
    -Threetooth puffer (Triodon macropterus)
    -Thresher shark (Alopias vulpinus)
    -Tiger hillstream loach (Sewellia lineolata) (or any other butterfly loach)
    -Torpedo batfish (Halieutaea retifera)
    -Transparent-head fish (Macropinna microstoma)
    -Triplewart seadevil (Cryptopsaras couesii)
    -Tripod spiderfish (Bathypterois grallator)
    -Tube-eye (Stylephorus chordatus)
    -Twig catfish (Farlowella acus)
    -Unicorn crestfish (Eumecichthys fiski)
    -Weedy scorpionfish (Rhinopias frondosa)
    -Weedy seadragon (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus)
    -Whipnosed anglerfish (Gigantactis macronema)
    -Whitemargin unicornfish (Naso annulatus)
    -Wide-eyed flounder (Bothus podas)
    -Winghead shark (Eusphyra blochii)
    -Wolf eel (Anarrhichthys ocellatus)
    -Wrestling halfbeak (Dermogenys pusillus)

    -Banksia sea squirt (Sycozoa pulchra)
    -Bottlebrush ascidian (Oxycorynia fascicularis)
    -Giant jelly ascidian (Polycitor giganteus)
    -Name's sea squirt (Perophora namei)

    -50-rayed predatory starfish (Labidiaster annulatus)
    -Basket star (Gorgonocephalus eucnemis)
    -Biscuit starfish (Pentagonaster duebeni)
    -Brooding brisingid starfish (Odinella nutrix)
    -Cactus urchin (Dermechinus horridus)
    -Chilean sun starfish (Heliaster helianthus)
    -Crown-of-thorns (Acanthaster planci)
    -Cushion starfish (Culcita novaeguineae)
    -Helmet sea urchin (Colobocentrotus atratus)
    -Iconic starfish (Iconaster longimanus)
    -Sea pig (Scotoplanes globosa)
    -Sunflower starfish (Pycnopodia helianthoides)
    -Swimming sea cucumber (Enypniastes globosa)
    -Swimming sea cucumber (Pelagothuria natatrix)
    -Umbrella-spined urchin (Goniocidaris parasol)

    -Every one of the membracid planthoppers - this big family is a pure ode to the extraordinary shapes! (see here)
    -African thread-winged lacewing (Nemia costalis)
    -Alligator lantern fly (Fulgora laternaria)
    -American pelecinid wasp (Pelecinus polyturator)
    -Anemone shrimp (Thor amboinensis)
    -Arrow-shaped orbweaver (Micrathena sagittata)
    -Australian needle leafhopper (Dorydium westwoodi)
    -Australian spoon-winged lacewing (Chasmoptera hutti)
    -Australian thread-winged lacewing (Austrocroce mira)
    -Bee killer assasin bug (Apiomerus spissipes)
    -Any beetle fly (family Celyphidae)
    -Bhutan glory (Bhutanitis lidderdalei)
    -Big-snouted lanternfly (Zanna terminalis)
    -Black and white monkey beetle (Pachycnema crassipes)
    -Black tail spider (Arachnura melanura)
    -Blind deepwater shrimp (Polycheles typhlops)
    -Blue crab (Callinectes sapidus)
    -Brazilian worm beetle (Atractocerus brasiliensis)
    -Camellia weevil (Curculio camelliae)
    -Chinese hourglass spider (Cyclocosmia ricketti)
    -Common mole crab (Emerita talpoida)
    -Common skeleton shrimp (Caprella linearis)
    -Compere's australian microwasp (Cryptanusia comperei)
    -Cooloola monster (Cooloola propator)
    -Cupido metalmark (Helicopis cupido)
    -Curved spiny spider (Gasteracantha arcuata)
    -Darwin's stag beetle (Chiasognathus grantii)
    -Desert blister beetle (Cysteodemus armatus)
    -Desert piedish beetle (Stips stali)
    -Devil's flower mantis (Idolomantis diabolica)
    -Eastern dobsonfly (Corydalus cornutus)
    -Emerald stag beetle (Lamprima adolphinae)
    -Emperor dung beetle (Onthophagus imperator)
    -Emperor stag beetle (Cyclommatus imperator)
    -Enggano long-horned weevil (Xenocerus enganensis)
    -Evil madagascar grasshopper (Holocerus lucifer)
    -Fan-horned beetle (Callirhipis cardwellensis)
    -Feather-horned longhorn beetle (Piesarthrius marginellus)
    -Feather-legged assassin bug (Ptilocnemus lemur)
    -Feather-legged wasp moth (Horama oedippus)
    -Feathered beetle (Rhipicera femorata)
    -Feathered glow-worm beetle (Phengodes plumosa)
    -Five-horned rhinoceros beetle (Eupatorus gracilicornis)
    -Flower crab spider (Epicadus heterogaster)
    -Fluffy tit (Zeltus amasa)
    -Frog crab (Lyreidus tridentatus)
    -Frosted mimic-white (Lienix nemesis)
    -Giant african swallowtail (Papilio antimachus)
    -Giant damselfly (Microstigma anomalum)
    -Gibbon crab (Parthenope angulifrons)
    -Giraffe weevil (Trachelophorus giraffa)
    -Grizzled pintail dragonflu (Acisoma panorpoides)
    -Hag moth (Phobetron pithecium)
    -Hairy shrimp (Phycocaris simulans)
    -Hairy spider weevil (Barypeithes pellucidus)
    -Hairy-backed piedish beetle (Helea perforata)
    -Halfmoon planthopper (Gergithoides carinatifrons)
    -Harlequin shrimp (Hymenocera elegans)
    -Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules)
    -Hercules moth (Coscinocera hercules)
    -Himalayan long-tongued horsefly (Philoliche longirostris)
    -Horsehead grasshopper (Proscopia scabra)
    -Iberian hooded cricket (Sciobia lusitanica)
    -Iberian spoon-winged lacewing (Nemoptera bipennis)
    -Imperial spiderwing (Arcas imperialis)
    -Jerusalem cricker (Stenopelmatus fuscus)
    -Jewel caterpillar moth (Acraga coa)
    -Kaiser-i-Hind (Teinopalpus imperialis)
    -King wedge-shaped beetles (Ripiphorus rex)
    -Laos swallowtail moth (Lyssa zampa)
    -Lappet (Gastropacha quercifolia)
    -Leaf mimicking grasshopper (Chorotypus gallinaceus)
    -Leopard crested lubber grasshopper (Callonotacris caerulea)
    -Lobster moth (Stauropus fagi)
    -Lollipop crab (Ixa cylindrus)
    -Long-tongued small-headed fly (Lasia purpurata)
    -Long-winged kite spider (Gasteracantha versicolor)
    -Long-winged planthopper (Zoraida pterophoroides)
    -Madagascar comet moth (Argema mittrei)
    -Madagascar pelican spider (Eriauchenius gracilicollis)
    -Mantled toothpick grasshoppers (Paropomala pallida)
    -Masked crab (Corystes cassivelaunus)
    -Monster tiger beetle (Manticora latipennis)
    -Moon nothus moth (Nothus lunus)
    -Morgan's hawk moth (Xanthopan morgani)
    -Any moth planthopper (family Ricaniidae)
    -New zealand batfly (Mystacinobia zelandica)
    -Octauius swordtail (Chorinea octauius)
    -Panamic arrow crab (Stenorhynchus seticornis)
    -Papaya fruit fly (Toxotrypana curvicauda)
    -Paradise birdwing (Ornithoptera paradisea)
    -Peeble crab (Myra celeris)
    -Peruvian shield mantis (Choeradodis rhombicollis)
    -Picture-winged leaf moth (Glanycus insolitus)
    -Pink dragon millipede (Desmoxytes purpurosea)
    -Pink swallowtail silkmoth (Eudaemonia argus)
    -Plant-eating dung beetle (Lethrus apterus)
    -Pointed planthopper (Siphanta acuta)
    -Pointed tortoise beetle (Acromis sparsa)
    -Porcupine crab (Neolithodes grimaldii)
    -Rainbow metalmark (Caria trochilus)
    -Red-spotted box crab (Calappa calappa)
    -Saw-blade shrimp (Tozeuma armatum)
    -Scaly bee fly (Lepidophora lepidocera)
    -Sculptured slipper lobster (Parribacus antarcticus)
    -Sea-skating migde (Pontomyia natans)
    -Short-horned owlfly (Stilbopteryx napoleo)
    -Silky lacewing (Psychopsis insolens)
    -Snow flea (Boreus hyemalis)
    -Snow fly (Chionea valga)
    -South-african spoon-winged lacewing (Palmipenna aeoleoptera)
    -South american boxer mantis (Acanthops falcatus)
    -Spiny lichen katydid (Markia hystrix)
    -Spiny pillbug (Calmanesia spp.)
    -Spoon-jawed ant-mimic spider (Myrmarachne plataleoides)
    -Spoon-winged moth (Semioptila spatulipennis)
    -Any stalk-eyed fly (family Diopsidae)
    -Star-shaped scale insect (Icerya jaihind)
    -Stick mantis (Tocodera denticulata)
    -Stick spider (Ariamnes flagellum)
    -Stilt-legged Fly (Grallipeza nebulosa)
    -Swallowtail mimic leaf Skeletonizing Moth (Histia flabellicornis)
    -Swallowtail mimic moth (Epicopeia mencia)
    -Swallowtail silkmoth (Copiopteryx semiramis)
    -Sword-tailed doctor (Rhetus arcius)
    -Thick-legged harvestmant (Discocyrtus dilatatus)
    -Tiger leafwing (Consul fabius)
    -Toothed antarctic amphipod (Epimeria macrodonta)
    -Transient moth (Cratonotos transiens)
    -Triangular spider (Arkys lancearius)
    -Trilobite beetle (Duliticola hoiseni)
    -Tropical straight-nosed weevil (Brentus anchorago)
    -Turtle ant (Cephalotes varians)
    -Twenty-plume moth (Alucita hexadactyla)
    -Two-spotted ground beetle (Anthia thoracica)
    -Umbrella crab (Cryptolithodes sitchensis)
    -Unicorn katydid (Copiphora rhinoceros)
    -Urchin mantis shrimp (Echinosquilla guerinii)
    -Vapourer (Orgyia antiqua)
    -Violin beetle (Mormolyce phyllodes)
    -Wallich's horned beetle (Dicronocephalus wallichii)
    -Wasp-mimic mantidfly (Climaciella brunnea)
    -Water stick insect (Ranatra linearis)
    -Weird antarctic isopod (Antarcturus hodgsoni)
    -Wheel bug (Arilus gallus)
    -White dragontail (Lamproptera curius)
    -Wing-footed centipede (Alipes grandidieri)
    -Wingless needle leafhopper (Pseudocephalelus bleusei)
    -Yellow-lined leaf-footed bug (Anisoscelis flavolineata)
    -Yeti crab (Kiwa hirsuta)

    -Alabaster murex (Siratus alabaster)
    -Asian date mussel (Musculista senhousia)
    -Bigfin squid (Magnapinna atlantica)
    -Blue angel (Glaucus atlanticus)
    -Blue dragon nudibranch (Pteraeolidia ianthina)
    -Burrowing coral snail (Magilus antiquus)
    -Bush club squid (Grimalditeuthis bonplandi)
    -Cockfoot snail (Aporrhais pesgallinae)
    -Cuban hedgehog snail (Blaesospira echinus)
    -Diadem volute (Melo amphora)
    -Eel slit worm shell (Tenagodus anguinus)
    -Elegant venus clam (Pitar dione)
    -Fan mussel (Atrina fragilis)
    -Flapkack octopus (Opisthoteuthis californiana)
    -Hammer mussel (Malleus anatinus)
    -Japanese Flying Squid (Todarodes pacificus)
    -Japanese wonder shell (Thatcheria mirabilis)
    -Lazarus jewel box (Chama lazarus)
    -Leaf sea slug (Elysia chlorotica)
    -Lettuce sea slug (Elysia crispata)
    -Maggot-shell snail (Gulella corneola)
    -Needle auger (Terebra triseriata)
    -Oxheart clam (Glossus humanus)
    -Pagoda snail (Columbarium pagoda)
    -Pedunculated-mouth snail (Cochlodinella jumaguaensis)
    -Philippine spiny snail (Thiara cancellata)
    -Piglet squid (Heliocranchia pfefferi)
    -Porcelain limpet (Septaria porcellana)
    -Precious wentletrap (Epitonium scalare)
    -Richer's murex (Pterynotus richeri)
    -Royal thorny oyster (Spondylus regius)
    -São Tomé snail (Columna leai)
    -Scorpion murex (Homalocantha scorpio)
    -Scorpion spider conch (Lambis scorpius)
    -Screw snail (Rhodea cousini)
    -Any sea butterfly (family Cavoliniidae)
    -Shinbone tibia (Tibia fusus)
    -Shuttlecock spindle shell (Volva volva)
    -Spiral horn snail (Clithon corona)
    -Striate piddock (Martesia striata)
    -Sun carrier shell (Stellaria solaris)
    -Sword razor shell (Ensis siliqua)
    -Three-rowed turban (Tectus triserialis)
    -Three-winged murex (Pteropurpura trialata)
    -Toothed needle snail (Callonia ellioti)
    -Toothed wheel snail (Priotrochatella stellata)
    -Upside-down snail (Cochlorina navicula)
    -Vampyre squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis)
    -Venus comb (Murex pecten)
    -Vicdan's dolphin snail (Angaria vicdani)
    -Washing bath triton (Cymatium lotorium)
    -Wing oyster (Pteria hirundo)
    -Yoka sea turban (Guildfordia yoka)
    -Zambo's murex (Homalocantha zamboi)

    -California duster worm (Phoronopsis californica)
    -Giant polynoid worm (Eulagisca gigantea)
    -Green spoon worm (Bonellia viridis)
    -Lamp shell (Lingula anatina)
    -Parett's worm (Nereiphylla paretti)


    Well, this is all for today. I've started replying in the very early morning and passed all the sunday searching for more animals that fit (and for english common names for many species that I know only by the scientific name) with my super-slow and old computer. So I will leave the "colorful" animals for some other day. Now I'm very tired and it's time to go to bed.
     
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    :eek: Thank you a lot kakapo for your efforts; I believe that this is extraordinary difficult to do. :)
     
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    It may be that said. Very exotic can also be very strange and charming :)
     
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