15 Weirdly Sized Animals That Are Adorably Amusing and Wonderfully Weird

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Mariel Ruvinsky • Writer and Editor
Jul 7, 2024 10:00 AM EDT

We don't know if you noticed, but here at Animal Comedy, we love animals. Like a lot. And we love them because there is just so much to love about them. So much to discover about them. Seriously, we have seen some amazing things in our time writing here. We have seen some of the ocean's largest most wonderous animals, we have seen some incredibly cute melanistic animals, we have seen some unbelievably unique albino animals, and that's just the tip of the iceberg. 

No matter how much we find out about these animals, there is just so much more to see. And we are not the only ones who feel this way. That's why the internet keeps making threads like the one we have for you today go viral - because animals are just that awesome, and a bunch of weirdly sized animals are even more so. 

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    Lily in the City @Lily_PolisStan Posting weirdly-sized animals until I get tired Behold, the Giant African Snail 8 inches long, weighing 11 ounces, and with a lifespan of around 5 years Invasive to everywhere besides East Africa Illegal to buy, own, and release in the US Carries a meningitis-causing nematode 8:21 AM ⚫ Jul 4, 2024 20.9M Views 1.2K 15K 174K 28K
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    You think you know what you are about to see when you read this, but we promise you that you are so, so not ready for it. Oh, a large snail. We have seen those. No. No, you haven't. And if you have… then please tell us where because we kind of really want to see this alien creature for ourselves in real life too. 

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    Seriously, this is larger than some of the fully-grown cats that we have come across. We wonder what it feels like to hold it. Does it like to be petted? Maybe it purrs like a cat too. Hey! You can't know. This is unlike anything we have ever seen before. If it started barking all of a sudden, who would you be to argue with it?

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    Lily in the City @Lily_PolisStan The Black Sea Hare 27 inches long, weighing 23 pounds, lifespan of 1 year Produces a toxin to ward off marine predators, but is virtually harmless to humans And it's just too big and heavy for birds to attack Can be found chilling in tide pools, maybe eating some seaweed . 8:29 AM ⚫ Jul 4, 2024 885.5K Views
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    Lily in the City @Lily_PolisStan Pygmy Squid 0.8 inches long, lifespan of less than 100 days (on average) Grouping containing 7 distinct yet similar species, with none growing larger than 2 inches, or living longer than 150 days They're just little guys, little birthday boys You wouldn't fry them, right? 8:41 AM • Jul 4, 2024 878.9K Views 24 17471 9.8K 428 ↑
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    Cheezburger Image 10370892544
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    Lily in the City @Lily_PolisStan Colossal Squid 35 feet long and 1,000 to 1,500 pounds when fully grown (the photos are all juveniles, dying or dead) Lifespan of 2 years (possibly, we know even less about this monster than the Giant Squid) Never been filmed or photographed in its natural habitat 9:13 AM ⚫ Jul 4, 2024 809K Views
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    Lily in the City @Lily_PolisStan Giant Clam Up to 4 feet long, weighing 440 pounds Lifespan of over 100 years Filter-feeders that cannot move themselves Lives in shallow, tropical waters of the Pacific and Indian oceans Populations are declining due to poaching, often related to Traditional Chinese Medicine nat 01561461 Brandon Cole/naturepl.com . • 9:30 AM ⚫ Jul 4, 2024 750.3K Views ...
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    Lily in the City @Lily_PolisStan Giant Sea Spider Legspan of 28 inches The deeper they live, the bigger they are They aren't actually spiders or even arachnids The proboscis you see is used to stab and sea creatures nutrients from smaller They live in all oceans (especially the Southern) except the Arctic . 9:40 AM ⚫ Jul 4, 2024 - 709K Views
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    Lily in the City @Lily_PolisStan Patu Digua Body length of 0.015 inches Indigenous to western Colombia Its status as the world's smallest spider is under debate, as there are many species of very similar size They're dwarf orb weavers who spin tiny webs to trap and feed on springtails over 10 times their size 9:53 AM Jul 4, 2024 640.2K Views
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    PATU DIGUA World's smallest spider ENVIROBAN PEST MANAGEMENT
    via @Lily_PolisStan, ENVIROBAN PEST MANAGEMENT
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    Lily in the City @Lily_PolisStan THE GOLIATH BIRDEATER LEGSPAN OF 12 INCHES WEIGHING 6 OUNCES A LIFESPAN OF 15-25 YEARS IT DRAGS THE ENTIRE BURROWS AMAZON RAINFOREST INTO THEIR RATS, LIZARDS, FROGS, BIRDS, SNAKES ITS FANGS REACH 1.6 INCHES IN LENGTH IT'S EDIBLE AND TASTES LIKE SHRIMP 10:04 AM · Jul 4, 2024-762.4K Views
    via @Lily_PolisStan
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    Lily in the City @Lily_PolisStan African Giant Millipede 13 inches long, weighing 8 ounces Lives 7-10 years, has 256 legs Indigenous to Mozambique, Tanzania, and Kenya They're surprisingly common as pets in developed countries and are quite friendly, possessing no venom or pincers They just on your hand . . 10:28 AM ⚫ Jul 4, 2024 610.4K Views
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    Lily in the City @Lily_PolisStan Japanese Spider Crab Legspan of 12 feet, weighing 42 pounds Lifespan of 50 to 100 years It's only found on the sea floor (between depths of 160 and 2,000 feet) and is a scavenger rather than a hunter It's very spooky but poses no threat to you And yes, you can eat it . . 2:50 AM ⚫ Jul 5, 2024 559.2K Views
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    Lily in the City @Lily_PolisStan Actaeon Beetle 4-5 inches long, weighing 5 ounces Adult lifespan of 100-150 days (3 years spent as larvae and pupae) They're actually like 8 ounces as larvae, but they shrink once they mature Indigenous to Central & South America They're also harmless and look very cool 7:30 AM ⚫ Jul 6, 2024 16K Views •
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    Lily in the City @Lily_PolisStan Whale Shark 39 feet long, weighing 33,600 pounds Lifespan of 80 to 130 years (speculative) Is a shark, not a mammal Doesn't hunt, but rather filter feeds (sorta like whales) Inhabits all tropical waters (in open ocean) Endangered due to bycatch and illegal poaching:( 7:59 AM Jul 6, 2024 14.1K Views
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    Cheezburger Image 10370897152
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    Lily in the City @Lily_PolisStan Ocean Sunfish 8 feet long, 11 feet tall (including fins), weighing 2,200 pounds Lifespan of 20 and 100 years (speculative) Among the heaviest bony fish Releases 300,000,000 eggs at a time, the most of any vertebrate Frequently caught in gillnets meant for swordfish :( 9:47 AM - Jul 6, 2024 -11.7K Views ...
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    Lily in the City @Lily_PolisStan Stout Infantfish 0.3 inches long Lifespan of 2 months The smallest fish in the world (and 2nd smallest vertebrate) Indigenous to reefs in the Coral Sea off the coast of Australia Colloquially referred to as a goby, alongside its close relatives More translucent when still alive ria brevipinguis 3 mm ... 1.2
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    Lily in the City @Lily_PolisStan Dwarf Lanternshark 7 inches long, weighing 2 pounds Lifespan of 25 years Teeny tiny shark living off the coast of Colombia and Venezuela Specifically at depths between 930 and 1,440 feet Has multiple light-producing organs on its abdomen, much like larger lantern sharks
    via @Lily_PolisStan

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