22 Wackiest Names Given to Animal Species You’ll Find Funny

Agra cadabra is a type of ground beetle.

It is a type of tapeworm found in where else, in feces.

It is a type of marine fish most commonly found in the North Pacific Ocean. The “sucker” part refers to the fish’s modified pelvic fins, which have evolved into adhesive discs that the fish uses to adhere to the substrate. There are many species of spiny lumpsucker fishes. One of them, in particular, is spicular-spiny pimpled lumpsucker.

Though it sounds more like a British insult, it’s a type of carpet shark that is found in the shallow coral reefs off northern Australia.

It is a species of wrasse (a marine fish) native to the Atlantic Ocean. Most wrasses have silly names.

Sarcastic fringehead is a small but ferocious fish which has a large mouth and aggressive territorial behavior, for which it has been given its name. When two fringeheads have a territorial battle, they wrestle by pressing their distended mouths against each other, as if they were kissing. This allows them to determine which is the larger fish, which establishes dominance.

In 2015, two gorgeous new species of peacock spiders nicknamed “Skeletorus” and “Sparklemuffin” were discovered in Australia. Sparklemuffin was named such due to bluish and reddish stripes on its abdomen.

Though it sounds like a Shakespearean insult, it is a medium-sized woodpecker found in North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Like other sapsuckers, these birds drill holes in trees and eat the sap and insects drawn to it. They may also pick insects from tree trunks or catch them in flight. They also eat fruit and berries.

It is a good looking bird found in Africa. Typical calls are a nasal haa-haa-haa, like the bleating of a sheep, and a single or repeated gwa (or g'away). It flies from tree to tree in loose straggling groups, calling loudly.

It is a species of beetle in the genus Ytu. It was discovered by in 1980 in Brazil.