Random Real Animals That Literally Have Superpowers (20 items)

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  (#1) Turritopsis

  • Turritopsis

  For at least 25 years scientists have been trying to crack the genetic code of the Turritopsis dohrnii jellyfish, an aquatic animal that never seems to die, and can make itself younger whenever it needs to. Kind of like Thor, but a jellyfish.
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  (#2) Alpine Ibex

  • Capra ibex

  The famed alpine ibex goat can run up walls at death-defying angles. It's basically the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles of goats.
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  (#3) Lyrebird

  • Menura

  The lyrebird has the crazy ability to mimic any sound that it hears, including chainsaws, cars, and other birds. It's a bit reminiscent of Black Canary's shriek.
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  (#4) Octopus

  • Octopoda

  The mimic octopus might be creepy, but it's also one of the most adept animals when it comes to hiding from its predators. It's so smart that it's able to discern which sea creature it would be best to impersonate when faced with a possible predator. If this thing isn't Mystique, we don't know what is.
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  (#5) Cuttlefish

  • Sepiida

  How cool is it that a cuttlefish can make itself ~invisible~? Well not entirely invisible, but invisible to the human eye by changing its skin, much like Sue Storm from the Fantastic Four.
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  (#6) Tardigrade

  • Tardigrada

  The tardigrade is an organism that can survive in any type of scenario In space? Check. Underwater? No probz. In a nuclear blast? DUH! Much like Dr. Manhattan, the tardigrade is nigh indestructible, and also a bit of a lonely god.
  
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  (#7) Platypus

  • Ornithorhynchus anatinus

  The platypus is one of the most interesting mammals that exists today. Not only can it lay eggs, but it can construct a three-dimensional electrical picture of its environment with an "electro-detection" sense in its beak.
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  (#8) Naked Mole Rat

  • Heterocephalus glaber

  No one knows why, but naked mole rats can't get cancer. Scientists have studied their genes and are working on a way to clone and sequence their DNA. Averse to cancer, literal lab rats, crazy skin - these guys are basically the Deadpool of the animal kingdom.
  
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  (#9) Water Boatman, Master of the Highlands

  The Water Boatman is a tiny bug, but it can make a sound that blasts out at 99.2 decibels, about the volume of a loud orchestra, which is insane because the Boatman is about as big as your fingernail. How does it do this? It rubs its penis against its abdomen in a process known as "stridulation."
   
  Move this critter to Scotland and name it Banshee.
  
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  (#10) Hairy Frog

  • Trichobatrachus robustus

  What is happening with these hairy frogs? Who told them they could break their bones, push it through their skin and use them as claws? The frog is a bit similar to Wolverine - do you think they smoke cigars and call everyone, bub?
  
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  (#11) Salamander

  • Caudata

  You guys, salamanders can regrow their limbs with a real regenerative healing factor. Scientists are in the early stages of reverse engineering the salamander's healing power to lengthen the human life span.
  
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  (#12) Laysan Albatross

  • Phoebastria immutabilis

  If you haven't seen Monty Python and the Holy Grail, you might not be aware that an albatross can travel thousands of miles on wind currents without ever flapping its wings. It's all very Superman.
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  (#13) Hummingbird

  • Trochilidae

  If you've ever seen a hummingbird in flight then you know already know that it's an amazing creature. But did you know that hummingbirds are the fastest animal, relative to their size? A scientist measured them moving at up to 385 body lengths per second (blps) - around 27.3 meters per second.
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  (#14) Pit Vipers Assemble!

  Similar to Vision's skill, a pit viper has the ability to see the heat coming off a living being's body. As soon as a viper learns to fly and joins the Avengers, we're effed.
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  (#15) Cuckoo

  • Cuculidae

  Like the sleazy baddie from Marvel's Jessica Jones, the cuckoo bird uses its voice to make other birds do the one thing they don't want to do - foster the cuckoo's eggs while ignoring their own.
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  (#16) Don't Call the Archer Fish Puddin'

  An archer fish is basically the Deadshot of the undersea world. Sniper fish shoot a water jet right out of their mouths with incredible accuracy. How? They compress their gill covers, and force water through a veritable "gun barrel" made by their tongue and the roof of their mouth.
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  (#17) Electric eel

  • Electrophorus electricus

  Most kids go through a phase where they can't seem get enough information about piranhas and electric eels. Even though electric eels sound ridiculous, their ability to produce an electric shock is very real.
  
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  (#18) Horned lizard

  • Phrynosoma

  If you ever get up in a horned lizard's business, you better get ready to be sprayed with blood. If the horned lizard were an X-Man it would be Cyclops - only way cooler and messier.
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  (#19) Bombardier beetle

  When a bombardier beetle needs to make a quick getaway, what does it do? Not much. It simply induces a chemical explosion inside its shell to create a boiling, toxic liquid, which it sprays at its aggressor - much like The Flash's nemesis, The Mist.
  
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  (#20) Spotted Hyena

  • Crocuta crocuta

  Hyenas are kind of like the Matter Eater Lad of the animal kingdom - they can eat anything and people kind of forget about them.
  

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