Type certain terms into Google, make them obscure enough, and you'll see the AI bots come up with animals that look like they're straight out of science fiction. You don't really need to do that though, as many of them are in fact real. We are pretty sure that while locals might share their corner of the globe with some of the weird animals on this list, most of you won't have heard of them.  

Read on to discover some of the planet's strangest-looking creatures you wouldn't believe exist...