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50 Of The Most Horrific Things Mother Nature Produced That People Caught On Camera (New Pics)
There are arguably as many beautiful creatures in the world as there are creepy ones. But since they’re not as pleasant to look at, the latter might not appear on your news feed as often as puppies or kittens do.
Well, today we want to shed light on the underdogs, the eyesores, the fascinating yet at the same time disgusting creations of Mother Nature. If you think you’re brave enough to see them, scroll down to find an entire list of some of the most bizarre-looking creatures out there. But if you are squeamish about spiders, weird aquatic beings, and reptiles, among other similar things, you might want to check out some dog memes instead.
Here at Bored Panda we were curious to learn more about all sorts of weird-looking beings, so we got in touch with the evolutionary biologist and Professor at the Department of Biology at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, Dr. Robert Montgomerie, who was kind enough to answer a few of our questions. If you’re curious, too, scroll down to see what the professor had to say about them.
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#1
Tupelo Trees In A Dried-Up Swamp. Really Pretty But Kind Of Creepy (George L. Smith State Park)
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#2
Found In My Dad’s Shower In Puerto Vallarta
Daniel Gómez 1 year ago
Puerto Vallarta is not an island, it's a beach. Hate to break it to you ;)
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#3
Aplysia Vaccaria Is A Species Of Slug Native To California And Mexico That Can Grow Up To 1 Meter In Length And Weigh 30 Pounds
Tabitha 1 year ago (edited)
He’s—-or She’s?—-not horrific. Slimy and gross to the touch, yes. Horrific, no. Hell, from a distance, actually kinda cute. But only from a distance. Still not horrific.
Remi (He/Him) 1 year ago
A neighbor's kid has giant snails the size of Chihuahua as pets and I they're kinda adorable
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#4
This Absolute Unit Of An Insect (Malayan Jungle Nymph)
Tabitha 1 year ago (edited)
Looks like a member of the mantis family, so I wouldn’t be scared at all, and it’s definitely NOT horrific. Praying Mantis is my all-time favorite insect. Dragonflies and big fat bumble bees are tied for second, if you were curious.
Miss Mali 1 year ago
Those are my favorites too, we have them around here and some get a lot bigger than u would so I love it when I finally get to see one it the fall when they are full grown. Especially when my cat b3ings on home (always alive) and it is standing at its full height with its wings open and my cat not knowing what to make of it. So I of course take it back put side and deposit it as hugging in the trees as i can.
Load More Replies... SheamusFanFrom1987 1 year ago (edited)
I'm Malaysian and seen one of these before, but NOT that size -_-
#5
Found Under My Friend’s Flower Pot, AKA The Gates Of Hell
#6
This Is Idiacanthus Antrostomus, Also Known As The Pacific Blackdragon, A Type Of Dragon Fish
Nicole Weymann 1 year ago
If it's any comfort: the thing is a deep sea animal that doesn't get near the surface if it can help it, and doesn't survive the trip if it does. It's also a close-up view.
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Dead Man's Fingers Fungus. So Excited To Have Spotted This On A Recent Trail Hike (Location: Ontario, Canada)
Binky Melnik 1 year ago
I’m awfully glad that I saw this, because had I ever run into this n my own, I’d have run away FAST, shrieking the entire time and too scared to take a photo!
#8
Seen In Costa Rica
Remi (He/Him) 1 year ago
Must be dead cicada from the fungus infection that usually gets ants. The last of us came true to these two
Ace 1 year ago
Apparently not. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/320537-Pterodictya-reticularis
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Welp, I’m Gonna Die. Do I Call The Army Or What?
#10
Underground Nest Of Garter Snakes At A Friend's House
#11
Something You Don’t Want To See While Driving… A Hundred Baby Spiders Crawling Up Your Leg
Tabitha 1 year ago
While ripping my pants off my body before they get to my shirt. There’s the lesson if you’re ever thinking of going commando.
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Chucky Cheezburger 1 year ago
Similer situation, but with tiny lil ticks. Guess where I found about 20 already having a meal...
#12
Euphorbia Balsamifera Emerging From The Underworld
#13
Nature Is Creepy
Chucky Cheezburger 1 year ago
Try? Nah, my brain most definitely can see the face of the soul existing in the tree.
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A Swarm Of Honeybees Looking For A New Home Decided That My Mother's Jeans Looked Comfortable. We Contacted A Local Beekeeper, And He Just Came By And Shook Them Into His Box
#15
Absolute Unit Of A Jerusalem Cricket, Which Is Neither From Jerusalem Nor A Cricket
#16
Spider Who Tried To Nest In My Ear
#17
Woke Up To See This In My Kitchen, I Live In The Middle Of The Mountains Like 500 Km From The Nearest Beach
My wife screamed as if she saw a ghost at 5 AM in the morning, turns out she went to get some water and saw this huge crab crawling in the kitchen. It's just insane.
Gabby M 1 year ago
Highly likely it's a freshwater crab, but crabs come in many colors depending on the species and environment they are in. Even blue.
Load More Replies... Miss Mali 1 year ago
There are several species of and crabs that live in some forests. Those big red crabs that are seen in a yearly mass migration have to lay their eggs in the ocean and then travel back to the forest and about a month later thousands upon thousands of tiny little replicas walk out of the ocean and in to the forest.
#18
A Tree That Has Grown Around And Inside A Piece Of Spine
Remi (He/Him) 1 year ago
Looks too large for who. Elk, Buffalo, or something from the sea like whale. Of course depends on the location but the tree is a needle leaf so it's from arctic something
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This Wasp I Caught Flying Around My House Has An Ant Head Latched Onto Its Back Leg
Remi (He/Him) 1 year ago
nope. This will give me nightmares. Downvote me, tell me how I'm stupid. It would help
#20
Saw A Ton Of Vultures On A House Today. I'm Not Sure What This Implies. Google Says Either A Gas Leak Or A Body
Tabitha 1 year ago (edited)
Who knows? Maybe the house was built on land that used to be a vulture rest and observation area. Maybe something did die in the vicinity, maybe an animal under the house, and they can smell it.
Remi (He/Him) 1 year ago
Or the house owners are friends with the vultures
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#21
Spider In Our Pantry
#22
This Creature Is Growing In My Backyard
#23
32 Tentacle Octopus Found In South Korea
#24
Found This Coming Out Of My Sink That Had Not Been Used In A Week. It Had The Tensile Strength Of Fine Hair
#25
Of All The Mutations That Could Happen
#26
My Tarantula Had Babies
Weasel Wise 1 year ago
Oh shìt! I know ppl have pet tarantulas but I never considered it having babies. 😬
Roni Stone 1 year ago
Some apparently got loose and they're running up some guy's pant leg as he drives.
Paul Aguilera 1 year ago
"I'm Bob Barker reminding you to help control the [arachnid] population. Have your pet [spider] spayed or neutered. Goodbye, everybody! [The end is nigh]"
Data1001 1 year ago
One tarantula I can probably deal with. But dozens of them? Nope. Nope nope nope.
Tabitha 1 year ago (edited)
Hundreds of tiny spiders all over the place? NOPE. BIG NOPE. Time to burn the whole place to the ground, lock, stock, and barrel.
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#27
These Folks Having A Rave On My Porch
Tabitha 1 year ago (edited)
We have a ménage a trois of daddy long legs that keep coming back to our mailbox, no matter how many times we evict them (gently, by sweeping them up with a stick, then putting the stick on the ground), they keep coming back. Always quickly and always three, so I swear it’s the same ones.
#28
A Wild Tokay Gecko Eating Someone's Pet Tarantula
HappyBink 1 year ago
Kinda sad, I hate spiders but I know some people really love them as pets
Miss Mali 1 year ago
U don't mess with a tokay gecko, they are aggressive and like to bite, but for some odd reason they are sold as pets in many stores that carry reptiles
Nicole Weymann 1 year ago
I guess the reason is that they're "cool" like many wild animals kept as pets in general plus their ability to walk vertical glass walls.
Load More Replies... Remi (He/Him) 1 year ago
They should have secured their tarantula if the environment has predators
#29
There Is Something Attractive And Repulsive About Crabs. Mother Nature Tried
Tabitha 1 year ago
Not horrific, and I say that as someone who has been clipped by crab claws that actually drew blood, and a lot of it. Stepped on a crab when I was 9, and the claw sliced that bit of web between my big toe and the toe next to it. Sliced all the way through it, like a pair of sharp scissors. Hurt like hell, but healed up just fine, and crazy fast for some reason (maybe because I was 9?).
Mark 1 year ago
Several times in fact. Apparently, crab is the ideal body shape https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcinisation
Evagating Beewolf (she/they) 1 year ago
the *ideal* body shape is bacteria, the ideal animal shape is beetle, but yeah crabs are up there
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#30
This Nest Of Caribbean Reef Lobsters That I Came Upon During A Night Dive
Weasel Wise 1 year ago (edited)
I think it's hilarious how scared of spiders the average person is. But then they see giant sea-spiders and their mouth waters. 🤣
Tabitha 1 year ago (edited)
I think it’s hilarious how scared of buffalo the average person is. But then they see buffalo burgers on the menu and their mouth waters. I also think it’s hilarious how scared of alligators the average person is. But then they see that particular pair of alligator oxfords they’ve always wanted and their mouth waters. There is nothing wrong with exercising caution around a creature who can potentially harm you. We know lobsters could use their claws, but they’d have to clip us at an artery, or on the airhose of our diving cylinder (if we’re down too deep to hold our breath long enough to swim up to the surface) to kill us. Spiders are another story entirely, unless you really know your species, you could be encountering one who’s harmless, or not. Wise to err on the side of caution.
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This Evil-Looking Mushroom Thing In My Yard
#32
A Giant Swarm Of Maggots Eating A Dear Carcass On The Nature Trail Behind My House
#33
I Found This Guy Getting Tossed In The Surf In Kauai
#34
The Amount Of Flies Trapped In This Window Glass
#35
Inside A Common Starling's Mouth
#36
Found On A Dog Walk
#37
Well, That Is Some Fungus
Miss Mali 1 year ago
Oh I just saw something like this in a Florida couples home after hurricane Ian. The independent insurance adjuster said they need over 200k in repairs including a new roof. The desk adjuster illegally changed it, per companies instruction, to 15k, after the deductible they got 9,000 and two years later they still have not been able to afford a roof and now have molds like this growing inside the house. It was a coordinated effort of several insurance companies to defraud victims of hurricane Ian.
RabidChild 1 year ago
I heard about this happening to a lot of people that got hit by Ian and the Florida AG's office is doing nothing about it! Remember this when he runs for governor next cycle.
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#38
Blue Heron About To Eat An Alligator
#39
There's Nothing Unusual About A Catfish With Teeth
#40
Mormon Crickets At My Local Hospital
Kelly H. Wilder 1 year ago
Wearing white dress shirts and black ties regardless of the weather
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#41
Insects Nest That Looks Like A Skull
Binky Melnik 1 year ago
It looks like a kid’s winter boot is sticking out of it, like it’s munching on the kid.
#42
Went To Go Brush My Teeth Last Night, And
#43
A Bunch Of Ducks Followed Me Yesterday Night. They Stopped And Stared Whenever I Turned Around
#44
Flies Devouring A Gecko Still Stuck To A Pole (Okinawa, Japan)
#45
Inside The Hive Of The Stingless Honey Bee Plebeia Sp
#46
I'm Pretty Sure I Came Across The Scene Of A Crime This Afternoon
The smaller spider looks like a widow to me. At first, I thought it was a black widow, but it has more of a brown color, and I don't recognize the red stripe. Plus, its web is in an exposed location above a window on the outside of our house. What is it?
The bigger one (the victim, I think) is curled up, not moving, and partially wrapped in webbing. I thought it might be a tarantula, but I'm not sure. It has really fuzzy legs and body.
SkyBlueandBlack 1 year ago
There's tons of both black and brown widows where I live; this is neither of the two.
#48
These Are All Brown Recluse. A Man Said He Had A Lot Of Glue Traps That Looked Just Like This In His Home
Gabby M 1 year ago
They aren't they look like the Australia monster Huntsman spider who they CLAIM isn't a danger. I would be in danger of having a stroke, so I beg to differ.
Load More Replies... Remi (He/Him) 1 year ago
Go watch something cute as a palate cleanser like corgi derby or sneks and lizards without the braincell. They're adorably inept
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Major Harris 1 year ago
in stephen king's "desperation" a demon takes over ALL of the animals and insects in an isolated nevada town. at one point in the book, the protagonist is investigating a gas station where he finds the employee dead in his chair with MANY brown recluse spiders, in ranks on the desk, staring at him.
Evagating Beewolf (she/they) 1 year ago
Don't kill them. Run, but for a different reason. Spiders are carnivores. If all of them are there your house is bug infested as hell
#49
So Some Bees Decided To Make A Hive In Between The Window And The Shutters
Weasel Wise 1 year ago
That's actually reeeeeally cool and I'd probably end up letting them keep the door.
Tabitha 1 year ago
I would call a local beekeeper to move them where they’ll be safer and happier than on my door.
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That Is Wild
#51
Just A Giant Asssh Bat Hanging On Some Live Wires
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