The 8 Ugliest Animals You’ll Ever Lay Eyes On

Published July 8, 2014
Updated February 27, 2024

World’s Ugliest Animals: Giant Isopods

Ugliest Animals Isopod

Source: Wikipedia

The horrific giant isopods are notorious scavengers in the deep-sea, lurking at depths of 550 feet to 7,000 feet and beyond. They tend to enjoy muddy surfaces and lead solitary lives, which is probably a useful since their appearance leaves much too fear.

Covered in a hard shell that is divided into segments,the isopods have large, compound eyes, with over 4,000 individual facets and large antennae to help them feel their way along the ocean floor. Scarier still, they can grow up to almost 8 inches in length.

Ugliest Animals Giant Isopod Side

Source: Reefbuilders

Isopod Composition

Source: Mental Floss

author
Mamta Bhatt
author
editor
Savannah Cox
editor
Savannah Cox holds a Master's in International Affairs from The New School as well as a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, and now serves as an Assistant Professor at the University of Sheffield. Her work as a writer has also appeared on DNAinfo.
Citation copied
COPY
Cite This Article
Bhatt, Mamta. "The 8 Ugliest Animals You’ll Ever Lay Eyes On." AllThatsInteresting.com, July 8, 2014, https://allthatsinteresting.com/more-ugliest-animals. Accessed July 2, 2024.