Tim Marcin is an Associate Editor on the culture team at Mashable, where he mostly digs into the weird parts of the internet.

They're tiny, blobby, butt-shaped, and glow in the dark. What the heck are they? Scientists are still figuring them out.

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.