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40 Times Mother Nature Proved To Be Scary As Hell (WARNING: This List Might Be Too Scary For You)
Sun is shining, birds are chirping, and the living is easy. We’d like to think of nature this way. But it moves in mysterious ways and it’s called Mother Nature for a reason.
You see, upon a closer look, things are hella odd and creepy out there. Think of it as a horror movie of its own league starring sci-fi-like creatures, unusual anomalies, bizarre plants and animals, and sightings that push you to the brink of saying "I’m out."
Bored Panda has compiled a spine-chilling fresh list for your next nightmare. Get ready for sweaty palms and don’t say I didn’t warn you. Before you are done and safely out of this whole ordeal, there’s part 1, part 2, and part 3 waiting one click away. No NOPEs allowed after this point.
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#1
I Watched This Guy Fight Off A Bird 10 Times His Size. This Was His Victory Pose For A Good 10+ Minutes As The Bird Perched On A Power Line, Defeated
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#2
Whales Sleeping
#3
Bald Eagle Size vs. Grey Wolf, Caught On Trail Cam
Our planet is populated with both odd and amusing plants and animals. Some of them have been surrounded by myth and misunderstanding, and some we still know little about. David Attenborough’s series “Natural Curiosities” has revealed the remarkable evolutionary traits behind some of the most mystical wonders of the natural world.
Some of the quirky animals include flamingos, who survive in hot volcanic lakes by filtering out microscopic algae; salamanders that can regrow entire limbs; problem-solving crows that design intricate tools; and hippos, who secrete a vivid red mucus that acts as sunscreen.
#4
Bees Killing A Murder Hornet By Raising Their Temperature In Order To Cook It Alive
Christophe Beunens 5 years ago
This is a bit like Murder on the Orient Express : The whole family is guilty
#5
Your Chances Of Getting Killed By A Group Of Frogs Are Low But Never Zero
#6
I Heard Some Noise On The Roof This Morning
In an interview with Radio Times, David Attenborough recounted the particularly peculiar case of a greenfly that’s nearly all female. “Inside they are already pregnant. And inside the baby that’s inside the mother there’s another one. So you’ve got three generations all in one animal.” As bizarre as it sounds, that’s a very common insect we don’t really think of much.
#7
Then There Was This Guy
#8
I Think I Found The Entrance To The Spider-Verse
#9
I Noticed Some Shrimp Missing...
#10
What, Exactly, Was The Sequence Of Events That LED To This?
#11
Here’s A Possum Yelling At A Bald Eagle
#12
I Was In The Middle Of A Zoom When I Noticed This
#13
Nature Is Scary As Hell
The Sandbox Tree also known as the "Dynamite Tree" grows exploding fruits. When fully mature, they explode with a loud bang and fling their hard, flattened seeds at speeds of up to 150 miles per hour and distances of over 60 feet. The shrapnel can seriously injure any person or animal in its path. As bad as this is, the exploding seed pods are only one of the ways that a sandbox tree can inflict harm.
The fruit of the sandbox tree is poisonous, causing vomiting, diarrhea and cramps if ingested. The tree sap is said to cause an angry red rash, and it can blind you if it gets in your eyes. It has been used to make poison darts.
I Liek To Cute 5 years ago
Wow. The person who said nature is beautiful has CLEARLY never seen this tree!
#14
The Harpy Eagle's Huge Talons Can Be As Large As A Bear's Claws, And Its Legs Can Be Almost As Thick As A Man's Wrist
Margaret Wells 5 years ago
Seeing pics like this makes me wonder why we didn't realise birds evolved from dinosaurs years ago
#15
My Mom Found This Skull With A Chrysalis Inside The Eye Socket
#16
This Ice Looks Like An Eye
#17
Tick Season Is Here, Make Sure To Check Every Spot
#18
Sphynx Cat With No Eyes
#19
Cabbage Field In Japan
#20
If I Saw This In My Bathroom Corner, I’d Burn My House Down
spirit wolf 5 years ago
I need a paper bag to breath into and a session with my therapist. We may all have PTSD after seeing this image.
Candice Ravel 5 years ago
Looks like a huntsman with her babies. Australia is not for the faint of heart ;)
spirit wolf 5 years ago
I am really glad I did not run into something like this when I lived there as a teenager many moons ago. Thank goodness my experience was limited to cute furry folks.
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Hello it Smee 5 years ago
I am not sure what the 2nd thing I would do about this is... but I am sure the 1st thing I would do is s**t my pant in terror.
Max L. 5 years ago
Well, a mother is a mother and as long you'll stay away from her babies, you will be fine.
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Thomas Register 5 years ago
Spiders out of time? ... It took me a moment to see what was wrong with that word. It's aRachNophobia.
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Marlowe Fitzpatrik 5 years ago
Well, I love spiders but I have to admit that I would scream bloody murder anyway. How do you get rid of SO MANY without killing them? Maybe lock the room and don#t enter for a month or so...
Janet L Burnett 5 years ago
Gads!! Just how many babies are there that will soon be her size? ... Get the Flame Throwers - Torch the building!!!
stripper dream 5 years ago
I really have a profound appreciation of spiders but, man, THIS and all of THAT CAN NEVER LIVE IN MY HOUSE.
Ann McNeil 5 years ago
Awwww- a mama and her babies ...... her....thousands of babies ..... KILL THEM!! KILL THEM ALL!!
Thomas Ewing 5 years ago
That's not a web, those are zillions of baby spiders! Run! Flamethrower!
Ginny Weasley 5 years ago
.... Where does this spider live in the world? I am freaking out now :D
Elaine Mattingly 5 years ago
That's the grandmother and it's the only gift she gets on Mother's day from the brats she reared.
ilikeplants 5 years ago
Spray spray spray spray spray spray spray spray spray spray spray spray KILL IT!!!!!
XxInstantKarmaxX 5 years ago
It's probably a massive bird-eating tarantula with all her little babies. Even scarier each of them will probably grow to the size of dinner plates
Eulalie Grace 5 years ago
Huntsman spiders have low toxicity venom. Because they kill though fright!
Warda Toor◉_◉ 5 years ago
I'd rather die then seeing this anywhere I live [Packs bags and leaves her house to live in a hotel].
Molly Coates 5 years ago
Unrelated, I have a serious clinical phobia of spiders, and one time I saw a daddy long legs making a lil web using the corner in a bathroom, and now I can't go into corner stalls. This was over a decade ago. If I saw that, I might not go into bathrooms period.
Greg Hutchinson 5 years ago
The huntsman is a fairly harmless species. They don't want to bite you and if they do, you won't need a doctor (except, maybe, for a weak heart). Redbacks are like black widows and also a little dangerous. Funnel-web males are life-threatening. Australia is so full of surprises.
PhotoJenic12 5 years ago
Actually her nurturing and dedication is quite heart warming. From a safe distance.
Rachel Arteiro 5 years ago
IF you made to the can of gas before I did. And the lighter, don't forget the lighter.
Aduain Captor 4 years ago
There's this one smart post that goes something like "Here we don't 'burn it with fire' or 'nope the f**k out' because spiders are incredible and intelligent animals who are in most cases completely harmless to humans. This just enables a harmful stigma towards these creatures for no reason other than fear culture. If it's unacceptable to say 'kill that cat' or 'burn that dog, it's disgusting', then really the same should work for spiders." I just really do not understand the hate towards these beautiful beings. I have held and interacted with spiders many times and not even once have they tried hurting me.
Sancho Cruz 5 years ago
Everyone saying she must have been there for awhile to feel safe,pop out a 1000+ babies. Where in the hell is the daddy? He must be near by hanging out maybe?? ..nope.
Thomas Poe 5 years ago
They are generally harmless and will not attack. I have two living in my house I have named Ralph and Fred. They destroy flies and other bugs and they've never bothered me. They are not venomous but can give a nasty bite but only after being very harassed.
Celtic Pirate Queen 5 years ago (edited)
Thank God for shop-vacs! I'm kidding - we'd just move.
Lynn Morello 5 years ago
Wolf Spider i think, Sits comfortably balance on your fingers and the palm of your hand Big.
Joanne Hudson 5 years ago
Just out of curiosity (not volunteering), but is re-homing even a possibility?
Kris “ADHD_Carrier” Dudoich 5 years ago
I could not stop laughing after reading the caption for this picture! My question is, how did they not notice this earlier???
Diana Lucas 5 years ago
I'd have to move immediately and start over in a new life on another continent.
Caroline Driver 5 years ago
Mhm. I don't mind spiders, but I think even I would freak out if I saw this in my house
Sylvia Peet 5 years ago
Don't mind the odd resident Huntsman spider, but I prefer it if it's not mother and babies - hundreds of babies!
Uriel Grey 5 years ago
I think this is a huntsman spider 🕸 scary looking as heck and harmless. Actually super helpful but i still wouldn't be pleased they decided to visit my loo!
Shirley Richard 5 years ago
"Just me and all my babies. Drink up kids so you grow up just like mama."
TheHerplover 5 years ago
My thought if I saw this *running "f*****g hell f*****g hell f*****g hell f*****g hell f*****g hell"
Peachikeen 5 years ago
Lol my partner threw my phone straight back at me and said "keep that away from me Now!" He's not a fan of spiders. But that's okay. I'll protect him :-)
Oskar vanZandt 5 years ago (edited)
I would like to think I'd be sensible enough (after wetting myself and screeching in horror) to pay to have someone humanely remove the spider family to a location far, far away...
KEBI Photography 5 years ago
It doesn't matter how big that is, look at how many spiders it has!!!
Bron 5 years ago
Huntsmen look scary but are usually ok. The mama will defend her young, though our resident didn’t a while ago, as I took a bath next to them. Startled me a bit when I moved the face washer and they were behind it. They’re good at keeping down insects.
First Last 5 years ago
LOL I love how causal you were about it. The entire neighborhood would've seen my naked body running down the street screaming bloody murder.
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WhatsUpKittyCat? (I wuv dogs too) 5 years ago
Oh my god burn the freaking house down i am arachnaphobic :((((((((((((
#21
My Friend Traveled To India. She Posted A Photo This Morning With The Caption "It's Going Well"
#23
This... Bothers Me In So Many Levels
#24
The Scaly-Foot Snail Ingests The Toxic Magma-Fumes Of Hydrothermal Vents And Grows A Coat Of Organic Iron Plates
#25
Dried Frog And The Spider
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 5 years ago
This would be awesome for that girl's "Dead stuff collection" a few articles over!
#26
A Rare Mutation Causing The Tentacles On The Octopus To Branch
#27
Duet
#29
A Storm Literally Picked Up And Moved This Road
SilverLining 5 years ago
This happened in the lake District UK. Just purely from the force of the water
#30
Deep Sea Worms Viewed Under Electron Microscope
#31
The Door I Had To Get Through Last Night To Get To My Room
#32
Teeth In A Squid Suction Cup
#33
10,000 Year Old Skull Of An Extinct Giant Irish Elk Found By This Farmer
Joseph O'Reilly 5 years ago
yall why is everybody saying that the Earth is 5,000 years old? It's waaaaaaaaay older than that, and basing its age off of a calendar based in religion is quite likely to not be scientifically accurate. Please, for the love of all that is correct, stop saying the Earth is younger than we can soundly prove it is
#34
Ants Squirting Acid At An Enemy
#35
Got Home From Work To Find This Tarantula Hawk Wasp Carting Off A Huntsman Spider
#36
Lacarria Masoniae Growing From An Opossum's Carcass
#37
The Amount Of Growing My Snail Has Gotten Done In Under A Year. From A 4cm Shell To A 17cm Shell
#38
A Human Foot After A Baby Diamondback Snake Bites It
Thomas Es Thomas 5 years ago
Oh you'll lose that toe. I always wonder when I'm at the shoe store and I find a box with two shoe sizes, one smaller than the other. Then I see people like this.
#39
This Snake That Has Both Eyes In One Socket
#40
Honey Combs In Spare Unit Of My House. This Is The 5th Time The Bees Are Back. Two Separate Colonies One On Either Side Of This Unit. Both Are Inside The Wall
#41
Tarantula Infected With Cordycipitaceae
#42
Wolf Eel Head Found In Tide Pool
#43
The Wood Pattern Of This Burned Tree Looks A Lot Like Spaghetti
#44
The Face In The Moth
#45
Skeleton Of A 28ft Anaconda
#46
It Hailed Last Night
#47
This Wasp Wearing 3 Dead Wasps As A Hat
#48
This Snail With A Wasp Nest On It
#49
This Guy Found A Centipede On His Zipper
Christophe Beunens 5 years ago
It was trying to mate with the zipper - same color, same nr of feet. Perfect match
#50
Snake In A Vehicle
#51
Hooves Of A Newborn Horse
#52
Little Tick Parasites Big Tick
#53
Just Another Day Down Under. My Mum's Partner Found This Brown Snake Under His Toilet Lid
Foxxy (The Original) 5 years ago
That was lucky he saw it before he got bitten. Very venomous snake there.
#54
This Is One Of The Largest And Potentially Heaviest Frogs (Up To 3 Kg In Very Large Individuals)
They are noted to be particularly aggressive. They are threatened by capture for human consumption, habitat loss, pollution, introduced species and the frog killing fungus that's currently going around the world.
#55
Preserved Intestinal Worms
#56
GF Found That Fungus Infected (Dead) Spider In Our Shed
#57
Coyote Munch’n On A Squirrel
#58
That's A Hard Pass For Me
#59
Fish I Found In The Amazon River
Your Mother 5 years ago
It's blinky from the simpsons, but with four eyes! Was this by a nuclear power plant?
#60
A Ball Of Mud I Stepped Full Of Surprises
#61
Went Fishing And Caught This
#62
Almost Tripped Over This Large Eel That Choked On A Fish, Died And Then Washed Ashore In Mexico
#63
Borrowed My Neighbor’s Truck He Never Drives To Haul Some Stuff. Wanted To Be Nice And Bring It Back Filled Up Since It Was Almost Empty When I Got It
engineer_nope.avi 5 years ago
"Hey Dave, I got your car pumped up plus some honey to go with it."
#65
I Caught A Turtle That Desperately Needs A Pedicure
#66
I Got A Little Bit Stuck In My Teeth
#67
What I Find In My Toilet Bowl After A Week Long Vacation
#68
Whelp, Found Out What That Scratching Noise Behind The Wall Was
#69
Dead Parasite Emerging From A Cockroach Found In A Customers "Clean Clothes" Pile
#70
A Close Up Look At An Elephants Tail
#71
Got The Smoker Out Of Storage
#72
This Is The Skull Of An Elephant. Previously The Cavity In The Skull Was Mistaken As A Eyehole And Thus The Elephant Skull Became The Basis Of The Myth Of The Legendary Creature, Cyclops
#73
This Unlucky Fly That Impaled Itself On My Cactus
#74
Weird Squirming Living Lovecraftian Nightmare On Our Lawn Chair This Morning
#75
A Dried Stingray
#76
Pug's Skull
Christophe Beunens 5 years ago
Unfortunately, this is not mother Nature at work, but a human creation, by breeding. These animals suffer, because we associate their big eyes as "beautiful"
#77
Might Be A Good Idea To Try The Next Stall
Terje Nygård 5 years ago
Give it a nice little spin :) Pull the toiletpaper as hard as you can !
#78
Looks Like A Centipede, But Very Strange
Toujin C'Thlu 5 years ago
It's a house centipede. They're freaky-looking, but actually good to have around, since they prey on other household pests like silverfish.
#79
There’s A Very Well Camouflaged Copperhead Snake In This Pic
#80
Sceloporus Occidentalis (Western Fence Lizard) And Those Look Like Dessicated Eggs
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Charlotte Stewart 5 years ago
I wish more of these had explanations. Some of them were completely confusing.
Curry on... 5 years ago
Nature is beautiful most of the time, ugly some of the time, and definitely deadly a lot of the time.
Cupcake168 5 years ago
I'm living in Germany, and very often I feel like it's quite boring here. But sometimes I'm just grateful for all we have and for all we have not, as well.
Nancy Massi 5 years ago
I made this mistake of looking at this at 2:30 in the morning. I still can't sleep.
Baby Panda 5 years ago
That was super interesting but also scary as fck. Anyway thanks for the warning in the caption. That saved me, as I scrolled down in slow motion and held my breath for every new pic.
Chris Watson 5 years ago
Surprised at finding so many interesting things. This has given me some energy to learn more about these awesome creatures and plants. Thank you BP.
Lisbeth Guz 5 years ago
Nightmare inducing but really interesting. Thanks to those that provided explanations
CbusResident 5 years ago
But 'mother nature' or 'gaia' 'loves us'! Or, this planet is clearly 'designed for us'! - This didn't even get into what some tropical parasites will do to humans. You know what else 'mother nature' or 'gaia' or some supposed deity 'designed' for us? The Coronavirus, AIDS, anthrax, Ebola, e.coli - many other horrible things.
Sterrinatu 5 years ago
I love and hate these. I have a serious fear of spiders so I know there are usually some terrifying spider ones. But the rest are so fascinating!
Ana Vaquer Perez 4 years ago
I made it through all of them. I’m proud of myself! But I will NOT be sleeping, eating, brushing my tears or hair, or any activity where I might encounter this for a while..
sharron lynn parsons 5 years ago
Nature is wonderful, in many ways, we have so much beauty, be thankful for , and beware of a great many also !!!
Julie Hanford 5 years ago (edited)
maybe its just cause i want to be a marine biologist, but most of these were not "Scary As Hell," just 2% scary & 98% COOL! baby spiders are freaky though when theres that many
beth arledge 5 years ago
This story almost made me vomit for real. How do I get it off my page?
Charlotte A. 5 years ago
I think very few of these qualify as "scary". Cool and fascinating, mostly. (But spiders... spiders always scary. Except when cute. Like Lucas.)
Ilir Ajdini 5 years ago
Remove this from your site! Don't you ever show, nowhere, that disgusting picture of that dog's mouth! As well as some other terrible things 🤮
Charlotte Stewart 5 years ago
I wish more of these had explanations. Some of them were completely confusing.
Curry on... 5 years ago
Nature is beautiful most of the time, ugly some of the time, and definitely deadly a lot of the time.
Cupcake168 5 years ago
I'm living in Germany, and very often I feel like it's quite boring here. But sometimes I'm just grateful for all we have and for all we have not, as well.
Nancy Massi 5 years ago
I made this mistake of looking at this at 2:30 in the morning. I still can't sleep.
Baby Panda 5 years ago
That was super interesting but also scary as fck. Anyway thanks for the warning in the caption. That saved me, as I scrolled down in slow motion and held my breath for every new pic.
Chris Watson 5 years ago
Surprised at finding so many interesting things. This has given me some energy to learn more about these awesome creatures and plants. Thank you BP.
Lisbeth Guz 5 years ago
Nightmare inducing but really interesting. Thanks to those that provided explanations
CbusResident 5 years ago
But 'mother nature' or 'gaia' 'loves us'! Or, this planet is clearly 'designed for us'! - This didn't even get into what some tropical parasites will do to humans. You know what else 'mother nature' or 'gaia' or some supposed deity 'designed' for us? The Coronavirus, AIDS, anthrax, Ebola, e.coli - many other horrible things.
Sterrinatu 5 years ago
I love and hate these. I have a serious fear of spiders so I know there are usually some terrifying spider ones. But the rest are so fascinating!
Ana Vaquer Perez 4 years ago
I made it through all of them. I’m proud of myself! But I will NOT be sleeping, eating, brushing my tears or hair, or any activity where I might encounter this for a while..
sharron lynn parsons 5 years ago
Nature is wonderful, in many ways, we have so much beauty, be thankful for , and beware of a great many also !!!
Julie Hanford 5 years ago (edited)
maybe its just cause i want to be a marine biologist, but most of these were not "Scary As Hell," just 2% scary & 98% COOL! baby spiders are freaky though when theres that many
beth arledge 5 years ago
This story almost made me vomit for real. How do I get it off my page?
Charlotte A. 5 years ago
I think very few of these qualify as "scary". Cool and fascinating, mostly. (But spiders... spiders always scary. Except when cute. Like Lucas.)
Ilir Ajdini 5 years ago
Remove this from your site! Don't you ever show, nowhere, that disgusting picture of that dog's mouth! As well as some other terrible things 🤮
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