Imagine you’re roaming comfortably around a forest, with green trees over your head and the sun shining through the leaves. You close your eyes, take a deep breath and feel the fresh air flowing into your nostrils before spreading around your body. Besides the fresh air and the warm sunshine, you even smell the pleasant aroma of the plants and flowers thriving here and there. You hear the songs of various birds living in the highest tree branches and the peaceful sound of a distant stream. What a calm and still moment! You feel like you are a part of nature and let yourself be immersed in it. You probably assume that you know this planet well because after all, you’re an essential component of it. Unfortunately, you can only keep that thought until you open your eyes and… wonder what the heck is in front of you!

It’s true that the more we learn, the less we know, no matter how ridiculous it may sound. If you’re confident in your knowledge of nature, think again! During your walk in the forest, you may encounter some animals you’ve never seen before, but you can say they are relatives of a species you’ve known. However, you will definitely face some incredible species whose appearances don’t even make sense to you. When seeing them, you will realize that Mother Nature can do anything, including creating incredible wildlife.

Let us introduce you to the Instagram page @strangest_wildlife, which is dedicated to the most bizarre creatures living on our planet. Some of them are fluffy, some spiky, and some even remind you of the fictional beings in cartoons or movies! Scroll down and enjoy 25 of the strangest animals ever!

#1 Dumbo Octopus

#2 Harpy Eagle: The Harpy Eagle (Harpia Harpyja) Is A Neotropical Species Of Eagle

#3 Mexican Salamander(Axolotls) Or A Mexican Walking Fish, Is A Neotenic Salamander, Closely Related To The Tiger Salamander

#4 The Kakapo Is A Critically Endangered Species With Only About 125 Left

#5 The Long-Eared Jerboa Is A Nocturnal Mouse-Like Rodent With A Long Tail, Long Hind Legs For Jumping, And Exceptionally Large Ears. Very Little Is Known About The Species

#6 Maratus Volans: Commonly Known As The Peacock Spider, Due To The Brightly Colored, Circular Flap In The Male’s Abdomen

#7 The Thorny Dragon Or Thorny Devil Is An Australian Lizard, Also Known As The Mountain Devil, The Thorny Lizard, Or The Moloch

#8 Quokka: Deemed The World’s Happiest Animal, The Quokka Is Also Known As The Short-Tailed Scrub Wallaby

#9 The Sarcastic Fringehead, Neoclinus Blanchardi, Is A Small But Ferocious Fish Which Has A Large Mouth And Aggressive Territorial Behavior, For Which It Has Been Given Its Common Name

#10 Mary River Turtle: The One With The Green “Mohawk” Hair (Actually Algae) Is An Australian Species That Split From Other Living Species About 40 Million Years Ago

#11 The Pallas’s Cat (Otocolobus Manul), Also Called Manul, Is A Small Wild Cat With A Broad But Fragmented Distribution In The Grasslands And Montane Steppes Of Central Asia

#12 The Emperor Tamarin, Also Known As The Brockway Monkey, (Saguinus Imperator)

#13 Native To A Remote Region Of China, This Tiny Mammal, Known As The Ili Pika, Doesn’t Know It’s A Member Of An Endangered Species, And Neither Do Most People

#14 This “Troll-Haired” Bug Is One Of The Coolest-Looking Insects We’ve Ever Seen

#15 Mantis Shrimp Or Stomatopods Are Marine Crustaceans, The Members Of The Order Stomatopoda

#16 The Aye-Aye Is A Lemur, A Strepsirrhine Primate Native To Madagascar That Combines Rodent-Like Teeth And A Special Thin Middle Finger To Fill The Same Ecological Niche As A Woodpecker

#17 The Red-Lipped Batfish Or Galapagos Batfish Is A Fish Of Unusual Morphology Found Around The Galapagos Islands And Off Peru At Depths Of 3 To 76 M (10 To 249 Ft)

#18 The Okapi Is A Giraffid Artiodactyl Mammal Native To The Northeast Of The Congo In Central Africa

#19 Frogmouth Bird: They Are Named For Their Large Flattened Hooked Bill And Huge Frog-Like Gape, Which They Use To Capture Insects

#20 The Atlantic Wolffish Is Also Known As The Seawolf, Atlantic Catfish, Ocean Catfish, Devil Fish, Wolf Eel

#21 Flower Mantises Are Those Species Of Praying Mantis That Mimic Flowers

#22 The Angler Fish Is Perhaps One Of The Most Fascinating And Bizarre Sea Creatures Known To Man

#23 Lowland Streaked Tenrec: They Are Endemic To Madagascar

#24 A Salp (Plural Salps) Or Salpa (Plural Salpae Or Salpas) Is A Barrel-Shaped, Planktonic Tunicate

#25 The Venezuelan Poodle Moth

Which leaves the most impression on you? Do you know any other weird living beings? Let us know in the comment below, and don’t forget to click visit our website to see more interesting posts!