Aquatic
animals show mysterious behavior and possess surprising powers than
other species. Such powers which help some aquatic species to survive in
challenging conditions like deep ocean. Here the list of 10 aquatic
animals with mind blowing super powers.
Hagfish
is an eel shaped, jawless marine fish inhabit in cold ocean waters
around the world. They found usually at a depth of 5500 feet. Slime
producing capability is what makes hagfishes so special from other
fishes. When predators like large eels approaches, hagfishes
secrete slime from hundreds of glands. It’s a sticky substance which help to block the predator’s mouth and gills.
Using
slime, hagfishes can block predators that are even hundred times larger
than their size. Predators can’t easily remove the irritating slime
from their mouth. Hagfishes also have the ability to consume food
through their skin. They also can live up to 3 months without food.
Sail
fishes live in all oceans in the world. It has long body which measures
11 feet in length and have impressive sail like fins. At maximum speed
of 68 mph, sailfish is the fastest fish in the world. Their long body
plays a crucial role in achieving such a blazing speed. This incredible
speed also helps sailfishes to escape from predators like octopus.
8 Mantis Shrimp, Powerful punching
Mantis
shrimp only has a length between 18 and 30 cm. They live on sea beds,
found usually hide behind the rocks. But don’t misjudge mantis shrimps
based on their small size. Because, this small aquatic creature can accelerate it’s forelimb in same velocity of gunshot from a rifle.
This
fast movement of limbs heat up the water around the mantis shrimps.
Also could produce a shock wave in depth of the sea. It lets them to hit
the preys into pieces, can break hard shells of many animals.
7 Platypus, Accurate prey locating power
Platypuses
is a semi aquatic animal found in Eastern Australia. They have a duck
like bill and grows up to a size of 20 inches. Actually, it’s bill
contain 40000 electro-receptors and more than 60000 mechano-receptors.
So that platypus can sense the pressure changes produced by its preys in
depth of the sea.
In that way, platypus can easily determine the exact location of preys.
Surprisingly, they never use eyes or ears while they are searching for
food as they have super sensitive bills.The male platypus also has a
secret weapon to fight against predators, the spurs on hind feet. These
spurs actually connected to a gland that can produce toxic venom.
6 Electric Eel, Discharging of electricity
The
name itself indicates this fish’s power to discharge electricity. They
mainly found in South American range. When threatened, electric eels
could generate 600 v electrical energy from its body. Such electrical
discharging have enough power to leave a adult human into unconscious
state. This discharging of electricity functioned by the electrolyte
cells within its body.
This
non-parasitic species live in both salt and freshwater around the
world. Even though very small in size planarians make limitless
regeneration. When any parts of planarian get cut down, it could easily
regrow it back.
Unlike lizards and cockroaches, when a planarian
cut down into many pieces each piece grows into two different
planarians. That is, they have special power to clone itself. The
special sells within their body is the reason behind the limitless
regeneration of planarian.
Box jelly fish the most venomous creature in the world. They live around Indo-Pacific and Northern Australia region. The tentacles of box jellyfishes holds
more than 5000 stinging cells. Its venom suddenly stops the heart
functions and could cause death in few minutes. Survivors from box
jellyfishes experience pain for several weeks.
In fact, more than
100 of people die every year by attack of box jelly fishes. They use
this venom to catch preys like shrimps and different species of fishes.
Box jellyfishes have length up to 10 feet and have transparent body
which help to hide away from other aquatic animals.
Sea
cucumbers found in large numbers in Asia-Pacific region, have an
elongated body, lives in the deep ocean. What they make so special is
nothing but they have the power to cure cancer. The frondoside a
chemical compound from the body of sea cucumber can effectively kill
cancer cells. In that way it can a be a perfect solution for skin,
pancreas, liver and breast cancer. They also help to boost up the
immunity of the human body. Sea cucumbers can also regenerate
himself,also discharge stinky threads upon threatening.
2 Cuttlefish, Instant altering of appearance
Cuttlefishes
belong to class of squid and octopus. They live in tropical ocean
waters around the world. Cuttlefishes have green blood and three hearts.
Like chameleons, they can change the appearance in short time.
Cuttlefishes change both body color and appearance of their eyes. It
help them to instantly blend with the surrounding.
The special
pigment cells on the body help cuttlefish to possess instant alteration
in appearance. It helps them to hide away from it’s predators. They also
have higher intelligence of any invertebrate.
Most
of salmon fishes born in freshwater and they migrate to sea water. They
return back to the same birthplace for reproduction. Actually, by
travelling back to more than 2000 miles from the sea. This exceptional
navigation skill makes them so special from other species of fishes.
Salmon
fishes use the magnetic field of Earth to locate the same place where
they born. Their brain has the power to match the magnetic field of
different areas which help them to locate the exact destination. Their
skill in jumping also help to make such a long migration.
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