There are so many types of marine animals with different shapes. How much do children know? Below, the editor of Animal House has compiled some relevant knowledge about marine animals for you. I hope you will like it.
1. The smallest sea crab--bean crab
The bean crab is a small crab that lives in shallow seas. The bean crab is 3.8─4.2 mm long, only as big as a grain of rice. It can be called a dwarf among crabs. It is the smallest crab in the world. It is also similar to red adzuki beans, so it is called bean crab.
2. The heaviest sea crab--Australian king crab
The Australian king crab is the heaviest crab in the world. Its scientific name is the giant crab. It has lived on the shores of Bass Strait in Australia for a long time. The heaviest individual once exceeded 72 kilograms. It is also the largest known crab in the world. The crab shell alone is almost the same size as a washbasin. When the crab legs are fully extended, the length reaches 1.5 meters wide, which is almost equivalent to the size of an adult's open arms.
3. The longest jellyfish - Arctic glow jellyfish
Arctic jellyfish is a very low-level coelenterate and the largest jellyfish among jellyfish species. It was washed up on a beach in Massachusetts in 1965. The diameter of the umbrella is 2.3 meters and the tentacles are 36.58 meters. When the tentacles are pulled apart, the length from the tip of one tentacle to the tip of the other tentacle is 74 meters. Therefore, the arctic jellyfish can be said to be the longest animal in the world.
4. The largest snail--white jade snail
White jade snail, also known as brown cloud agate snail, African giant snail, dew snail, east wind snail, cabbage snail, flower snail, French snail, agate snail mollusk. Native to eastern Africa. It likes to live in a dark, humid, loose and humid environment. The white jade snail is hermaphroditic. As long as the temperature and humidity are suitable, they can reproduce all year round. White jade snails have high comprehensive utilization value. The largest white jade snail is 30 cm long, with a shell height of 15.4 cm and a diameter of 8 cm.
5. The largest snail - Tangguan snail
Tangguan snail is one of the four famous snails (three of which are French snail, phoenix snail, and nautilus). It is highly ornamental and has high collection value. It also has its own characteristics in different regions. It is a gluttonous bivalve and likes moisture. Because of its round shape, texture in the middle and corners on the sides, it was named Tang Guanluo. Tangguan snail is a large and precious conch, its length and height can reach 30cm.
6. The most beautiful sea shell - snail
The snail is not only one of the ten most beautiful shellfish in the world, but also one of the most precious shells in the world. This kind of shell is a kind of snail that mainly lives in the Indian Ocean, Japan, New Zealand, China and other waters. It is also called Poseidon snail and landscape snail. The shell is brightly colored and very conspicuous.
7. The longest breath-holding animal in the water - sea turtle
Among marine animals that use lungs to breathe, sea turtles can hold their breath the longest underwater. It takes in a breath and can swim underwater for several days and nights.
8. The largest animal--blue whale
Blue whales weigh 3 tons at birth and can reach an average weight of 26 tons at 12 months old. A female blue whale weighing 190 tons and measuring 27.6 meters in length was captured in 1947.
9. The most dangerous sea urchin--Huahai sea urchin
The toxins released by sea urchins can cause severe pain, difficulty breathing and paralysis.
10. The most poisonous fish--pufferfish
Puffer fish in the Red Sea and the Indo-Pacific region have a deadly toxin, which is one of the most powerful non-protein toxins. This toxin is present in the ovaries, blood, lungs, small intestines and skin of fish. 0.1 gram is enough to kill the fish in 20 minutes. To poison an adult internally.