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Xenoturbella Churro

The Xenoturbella Churro is a new species of sea creature that was found in eastern Pacific Ocean. It has an uncanny resemblance to the fried dough pastry, the churro, hence the name of the specie.

The Xenoturbella churro is like a jellyfish lacking the tentacles, the pulsating body and the rave lighting. It’s a representative of a group of primitive worm like animals. It is pinkish purple in color, and feeds mollusk.

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Xenoturbella Churro

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Domed Land Snail

The domed land snail is blind, and has translucent shells with five to six whorls giving it a ghost like appearance.

The snail lives in complete darkness, almost 3,000 feet below the surface in Lukina Jama-Trojama caves. According to scientists, the domed land snail is slower than most snails creeping only a few centimeters per week. It’s believed that the snail hitchhike on other cave animals to travel long distances.

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