The most exotic animals in Antarctica

Marine biology researcher Huw Griffiths at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has released a list of the 5 most exotic Antarctic animals. They have unique ways of living to survive in Antarctica - one of the harshest habitats on Earth, according to National Geographic magazine.

1. 'Hoff' crab

The 'Hoff' crab crawls around the hydrothermal vents

The first is the dense 'Hoff' crab ('Hoff' crab) in the chest part named after the American actor David Hasselhoff whose breasts look quite perfect. This crab 'nourishes' bacteria on bushy breast hair, then takes bacteria as food.

The strange thing is that they live around the hydrothermal vents about 2.5 km deep in the Antarctic Sea - where the temperature is very hot, which is hard to survive.

2. Ice fish

Ice fish

The Antarctic Sea is also an icefish 'home' - fish can see through the transparent body, inside the body they have anticoagulant glycoprotein - instead of having blood cells like species Normal fish - help them survive in cold waters of Antarctica.

3. Tail-tails turn on Antarctica

The tail of the tail turned Antarctica

Another animal species also has a unique way of living , the Antarctic tailed bug (Megaphorura arctica) . Although only 1-2mm in body length, the tailed fleas are the largest animals living on land in Antarctica (species like penguins or seals are not considered terrestrial animals), the magazine National Geographic said.

Moreover, small tailed bugs can survive by solidifying and defrosting their bodies on a regular basis.'You put a tailed bug in the refrigerator, it will feel comfortable to walk around leisurely in it,' Mr. Griffiths said.

4. Sea spider

Antarctic sea spider

Antarctic terrestrial animals are small, but the opposite is true for marine animals - they are huge. For example, sea ​​spiders breathe in "air pipes" in their bodies, allowing more oxygen to be absorbed, so their bodies grow larger and larger over time.

A comparison can be made as follows: a sea spider in Europe is about the size of a small nail, but an Antarctic sea spider is about the size of a plate.'Sea spiders are more common and have more species in Antarctica than anywhere on Earth , ' Mr. Griffiths said.

5. Glass sponge

Antarctic glass sponge

Glass sponges have a hard body structure because their skeletons are made of silicon dioxide compounds (remaining silica) with high hardness. This sponge is popular and 'dominates' in the Antarctic waters, providing habitat for hundreds of other animals.

On the body of glass sponges with needle-like parts, can stab and 'stuck' in the skin, so Mr. Griffiths should note this when humans want to touch them.