Guess the Creature

Mantis shrimp?

Correct! I thought that one would be harder. Mantis shrimp are amazing creatures.

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/mantis_shrimp

Your turn!

Correct! I thought that one would be harder. Mantis shrimp are amazing creatures.

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/mantis_shrimp

Your turn! Originally Posted by SpankyJ

I recognized it because of that comic.

Let's venture into the fantastic:

I recognized it because of that comic.

Let's venture into the fantastic:

Originally Posted by JdeHog

I don't think this is it, but my best guess is Rocket Raccoon from Guardians of the Galaxy.

I don't think this is it, but my best guess is Rocket Raccoon from Guardians of the Galaxy. Originally Posted by SpankyJ

Not a bad guess, but still wrong.

tasmanian tiger? Just recently watched a movie on this creature, looked similar.

tasmanian tiger? Just recently watched a movie on this creature, looked similar. Originally Posted by twobullhunglow

Nope!

The correct answer is:

Billy-bumbler, from The Dark Tower series by Stephen King

Here's one that's (hopefully) easier:

I knew it was from LOTR right off, but took a while to remember the name. A warg?

I knew it was from LOTR right off, but took a while to remember the name. A warg? Originally Posted by SpankyJ

Correct!

Real, not fictional, despite the otherworldly appearance.

Water Bear Bug... google image search is your frein

Water Bear Bug... google image search is your frein Originally Posted by BK

Yeah but...

Each person gets one guess per creature
Winning guess posts their own creature
Can be real or fictional creatures
No fair using reverse image searches
Keep going until someone inevitably fucks it up Originally Posted by SpankyJ

Anyway, the rules committee has decided to allow it. BK's turn!

BTW, tardigrades (colloquially called water bears) are amazing creatures. They can survive boiling, freezing, and the vacuum of space, and are thought to be the hardiest animals on Earth. Probably be here long after we are gone.

oh man I didn't read the rules. sorry.

I new they were those bugs that could survive anything i just read about them last month.

oh man I didn't read the rules. sorry.

I new they were those bugs that could survive anything i just read about them last month. Originally Posted by BK

No worries, it's cool. Your turn!