There’s so many… here’s a picture from my profile that shows some of the plants, animals, and microbes we’ve had scientists investigate:
Apart from naked mole rats (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHi9FvUPSdQ) one of the strangest organisms I’ve helped with is called
Emiliania huxleyi.
E. huxleyi is a phytoplankton (think plantkon from spongebob) that covers it’s with hard shielded plates to protect itself. Here’s a picture of what they look like: http://www.co2.ulg.ac.be/peace/objects/218-01.JPG
They’re are particularly important when it comes to global warming, as they’re thought to have a big impact when it comes to removing C02 from our atmosphere and regulting sea temperature. They also all get together and form very pretty algal blooms… this is what one (off the coast of Plymouth) looks like by satellite:
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