What a world we live in!

Now many people in the world never get outside of their bubble. And by bubble I mean the area where they feel safe. They have their houses, their cars, their jobs and back to their houses. Now think of all the things these people miss.

Take these creatures for example. What a site they would be to see!

Axolotl salamander


No joke. That is the creature. Often called the Mexican Walking Fish. He is pretty darn happy looking. And for a walking fish, pretty darn cute. Just look at that smile. Nobody tell him that his species is on the Endangered list and that thanks to many non-native fish in his habitat, he probably won't last much longer.


Trichobatrachus robustus


This crazy looking frog, also called the Hairy Frog, is in a class of his own. He takes "break a leg" just a bit too far.

Ok, maybe not break a leg. But more like break a bone.

Yes, this Hairy Frog breaks his own bones.

...actively breaks its own bones to produce claws that puncture their way out of the frog's toe pads, probably when it is threatened.

Now that is what I call a good party trick. Nay, a great party trick.

I shall call him Wolverine.


Zombie Caterpillar

Yes, it is a real thing. And a very, very, very strange thing. Did I mention very? (Oh, and beware those of weak stomachs)

These Voodoo wasps lay their eggs inside of young caterpillars. Because yes, the wasps are parasitoid. The eggs hatch and then the young wasps live inside the caterpillar on its bodily fluids.

When the wasps are fully grown they eat through the caterpillars skin and attach their cocoons to a nearby branch.

Now ready for the really strange part? The caterpillar doesn't die. Instead it stays near the cocoons and for some reason protects them from other creatures.

Watch it here.



So yeah, once the wasps come out, the caterpillar dies. I told you it was strange.


Now what do each of these things have in common?

Come on. Guess.

Well, if you said all FOUR of them are odd, then yes. You got it correct.

Yes, the Zombie caterpillar, underwater alien, and horror frog are very strange. But so are the people who sit around and refuse to go explore their world.

Besides, you never know what crazy animal you may run into.