Biology: Aye-aye

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Aye-aye eating a banana flower.

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Aye-ayes are a primates from Madagascar. Aye-ayes are nocturnal and rarely come to down to the forest floor, instead the spend most of their time in the trees.

Aye-ayes are dark brown or black and are distinguished by a bushy tail that is larger than their body. They also feature big eyes, slender fingers, and large, sensitive ears. Aye-ayes have pointed claws on all their fingers and toes except for their opposable big toes, which enable them to dangle from branches.

Being nocturnal they spend their days in their circular tree nest. While perched, the aye-aye taps on trees with its long middle finger and listens for wood-boring insect larvae moving under the bark. It employs the same middle finger to fish them out. The digit is also useful for scooping the flesh out of coconuts and other fruits that supplement the animal's insect diet.

Sources:
Wikipedia
National Geographic