If you ever thought that scientists are boring and have close to zero sense of humor, these funny animal names will prove you wrong.
Whenever a new species is discovered, the honor of naming it goes to the person who has found it. If a scientist has quite a limited imagination, the species might be given a descriptive name, such as Little Hairy Armadillo for an armadillo, who's little and hairy. But if the said scientist is brimming with ideas, he might name the animal something like Scaptia Beyonceae, translated to human language as Beyonce Fly. Seriously. Beyonce has a species of a fly named after her. Or maybe a fish Bassozetus Robustus with a familiar name of Robust Assfish. Or how about a Mint-Sauce Worm? Well, sure, these are some pretty funny animals, but who has ever deserved to be named a Slippery Dick?
Still not convinced? Check our compilation of the funny animal names below - I bet even J.K.Rowling would bite her nails after seeing some of these weird animal names.
More of the weirdest animals here: Encyclopedia of Life
#41 Ice Cream Cone Worm (Pectinaria Gouldii)
The Ice Cream Cone Worm is pictured here without a shell in which it usually lives. The worms make their shells from tiny particles of sand, seashells and any other trinkets they can find. Not only they cover themselves with a sand armor, but they also live almost fully submerged into the sea bottom with just its mouth part with claws sticking out for catching prey.
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#42 Pleasing Fungus Beetle (Erotylidae)
You don't have to be a rocket scientist to guess that these beetles mostly feed on fungi, but you do have to have a pretty good imagination to understand why they're Pleasing. Our guess would be because their pretty colors ranging from bright red (like the one in the picture) to subdued blue tones in other members of this family.
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