10 WEIRDEST And CREEPIEST Animals That Are Actually Quite Interesting.

#1 The Yoda Bat

A team of scientists from Conservation International, partnered with A Rocha International and Papua New Guinea's Institute for Biological Research, has revealed more than 200 new species of life that they discovered in a remote region of Papua New Guinea. Among them is the Yoda Bat. It was found in the remote rainforest. It is a tube-nose fruit bat.

#2 Lesula

The lesula (Cercopithecus lomamiensis) is a species of Old World monkey in the guenon family, found in the Lomami Basin of the Congo. This monkey is described to have human looking eyes and a blue bottom. "And adult males have a huge bare patch of skin in the buttocks, testicles and perianal area," said John A. Hart, the researcher who described the monkey. "It's a brilliant blue, really pretty spectacular."

#3 Mr. Blobby

This fathead sculpin fish which was discovered in 2003 in New Zealand was named for its large, globe-like head and floppy skin.These fishes live in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans at depths of between about 330 feet to 9,200 feet.

#4 Chinchilla tree rat

Chinchilla rats or chinchillones are members of the family Abrocomidae. This family has few members compared to most rodent families, with only 9 known living species. They resemble chinchillas in appearance, with a similar soft fur and silvery-grey color, but have a body structure more like a short-tailed rat. They are social, tunnel-dwelling animals, and live in the Andes Mountains of South America. They are medium sized animals.

#5 Leaf-Nosed Bat

They are insectivores. They are found throughout Central and South America, from Mexico to northern Argentina. New World leaf-nosed bats are usually brown, grey, or black, although one species is white. They range in size from 4 to 13.5 cm (1.6 to 5.3 in) in head-body length, and can weigh from 7 to 200 g (0.25 to 7.05 oz). Most roost in fairly small groups within caves, animal burrows, or hollow trees.

#6 Cyclops Shark

The 22-inch-long (56-centimeter-long) fetus has a single, functioning eye at the front of its head. Cyclops sharks have been documented by scientists a few times before, also as embryos, said Jim Gelsleichter, a shark biologist at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville. The fact that none have been caught outside the womb suggests cyclops sharks don't survive long in the wild.

#7 The flamingo tongue snail

The flamingo tongue snail is a species of small but brightly colored sea snail. This rare kind of specie lives in the tropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina to northern coast of Brazil, including the Bermuda, the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles.

#8 Sea-Angel

They are a large group of extremely small, swimming sea slugs, not to be confused with Hydrozoans, classified into six different families.They appear like tiny little angels flying through the sea, hence the name sea angels.

#9 Pink Millipede

The shocking pink dragon millipede (Desmoxytes purpurosea) is a spiny and toxic millipede named for its vivid pink color. It lives in the open on leaf litter. It becomes gregarious after rain showers.The shocking pink dragon millipede was named third in the top ten new species list of 2008 by the International Institute for Species Exploration.

#10 Gunnison Sage-Grouse

The Gunnison sage-grouse (Centrocercus minimus) is a species of grouse endemic to the United States.Each spring, males congregate on leks and perform a "strutting display". Groups of females observe these displays and select the most attractive males with which to mate. Only a few males do most of the breeding. Males perform on leks for several hours in the early morning and evening during the spring. Leks are generally open areas adjacent to dense sagebrush stands, and the same lek may be used by grouse for decades.

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