5 stories proving 'anus' may be the weirdest thing in the animal world

Have you ever imagined a day when you were no longer . anal? Probably terrible. But looking at the creatures below, that terror is much more.

Recently, scientists have discovered something very unexpected when the anus of comb jellyfish is completely lost . This issue has made scientists extremely curious to find out how in the world, strange creatures like jellyfish comb waste into the environment like?

There are countless creatures in the world with a strange "back gate" , like Xenoturbella japonica, a sea worm that has numerous "holes" on its back. Because there is no excretory body, they have "created" a multitude of different ways to excrete the waste products.

1. There are literally no creatures in the anus literally

You may not know, there are many parasites on the face of the skin - such as Demodex folliculorum - also known as facial ticks. And what is remarkable here is that this animal has no . anus.

This animal "stores" waste throughout its life, so the lifespan of this species is relatively small, only about 16 days.

In particular, when they die, all waste products and mites of this species will "explode" and scattered on your face. The consequences of this bad action cause inflammation and redness to our face.

2. Use anus . to swim

With a stout body, moving is a difficult problem for manatees. However, "the difficulty is not clear , " the manatee has devised a way to control his movement speed. It is by constantly farting.

The manatee's food is mainly seaweed - this is a cellulose-rich food, which helps create more methane gas to support "deflation".

According to scientists, manatee has an extremely complex gut structure, containing many folds that help hold it slightly longer. When diving, they fill a gas belly, and when they want to float, discharge slightly through the anus, putting pressure on the body.

3. Houses from . anal?

Have you ever thought that anus is the best place to live? That is the truth! That's the case for sea cucumbers.

Their anus always has to welcome uninvited guests - pearl fish that are up to 16cm long "innocent" to enter to hide. Because the anus of sea cucumber is the best hiding place. When in danger, their bodies will release toxins to defend and attack the enemy!

 

However, these guests are not very friendly! Not only do they live, they also take the opportunity to eat some of the other sea cucumbers. When unable to go out to feed, they resist the toxins of "sea cucumber" by secrete a slime to protect around them.

4. "Falling" anal

In this world at least one creature can save itself by . throwing away the anus. It is the South American scorpion (Ananteris balzani) , which possesses an anus right near the tail of the tail.

Like lizards, when being attacked by scorpions, they will also cut off the tail. This also means that they will lose the precious anal part to prolong their lives. Usually, adult male scorpions are the easiest to "sacrifice" the anal part.

When the tail disappears, the wound will be restored quickly. But there is a problem that the wound will close completely, leaving no spots left, making it impossible for waste to escape.

In other words, scorpions that lose their tail will never "defecate" anymore. At this time the scorpion will continue to hunt, but only small bait because in fact they can not hunt any animal that is too large without relying on venom. Moreover, eating a lot only makes the stomach bulge, clog and die soon.

5. Anal . power

Considering thoroughly, we must admit that the anus really plays an important role in sustaining life on Earth.

For example, whales. If cow dung is a good source of nutrients for crop application, whale feces is an "element" that maintains and develops marine life.

Because whales consume a lot of food every day, it is certain that there will be food that has not yet been digested to the outside. Thus, whale feces are a rich source of food, nourishing plankton.

At the same time, zooplankton when eating whale feces will grow stronger, some may photosynthesize to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Scientists estimate that whale dung can remove about 200,000 tons of CO2 every year! Previously when the number of whales was still high, the amount of gas could reach millions of tons.