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Not everything in nature is as beautiful or as hilarious as we're mostly used to. It has a dark side, too, and I'll completely understand if this list by Bored Panda forces you to build a pillow-fort in your living room and avoid going outside for a week.

From a mama centipede protecting its babies to a wasp colony building a nest around a discarded doll, these pictures feature some of the scariest things Mother Earth has to offer. Scroll down to test how brave you are, and vote for your favorite entries.

#1

This Lava Pit Looks Like It's Sucking The Souls Of The Damned Into Hell

This Lava Pit Looks Like It's Sucking The Souls Of The Damned Into Hell

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John L
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Where's Dante when we really need him. :D

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    #2

    Hermit Crab Using A Discarded Doll Head For A Shell

    Hermit Crab Using A Discarded Doll Head For A Shell

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    Rich Anthony
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This crab is ahead of it's time.

    Nancy E
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    From Thursday's group trivia : Fear of dolls is called pediophobia & from this picture, sufferers could go screaming from the beach !

    Dr. Incognito
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this is actually creepy... Anabelle?

    Allan Villafuerte
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    reminds me of a creepy scene at Disney/Pixar's Toy Story... 😱😱😱

    Mandy Ashby
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like something Sid made from Toy Story 😂

    Aunt Messy
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Smart crab! I've seen one that moved into a jam jar, too.

    Candace Formosa
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This picture makes me regret clicking on this post.

    Neha Jawale-Bhorge
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thats creative.. but seriously it also means that a lot of shells are picked by tourists and non are left for these crabs to live in...

    Charlene Brickey
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Could be. Maybe we should tell the tourist to leave the shells alone and show them why. Hahaha.

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    Terri Graham
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Id have nightmares for a week if I saw this in person

    YukinineJeager
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This looks like that one toy from Toy Story

    Marceline
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Reminds me the baby doll from Toy Story.

    CBN2143
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's that creepy toy that Sid makes in Toy Story!!

    Stille20
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    LOL, that is objectively pretty funny

    Alustriel Day
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like that thing from toy story

    Ada Hiestand
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like a spider with a baby head 😱😱😱😱

    Wolfe_Montgomery
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We’ll I know what’s going to feature in my nightmares now!

    Hanike Treisce
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Puppetmaster "nature's hell" version! lol

    Katie Wilson
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It looks like the creepy baby from toy story 👶👶👶👶👶👺👹👺👹

    Cookie
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sad. Plastic waste everywhere and killing marine animals.

    Tyler Gall
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks more like a coconut crab

    Apollo_13
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Imagine you saw it in the middle of the night.

    Andy Jackson
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It got the idea from watching "Toy Story"

    Kshitij Kamble
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like Enoch's puppet from the Miss Peregrine's movie

    Jeannie Carle
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ohhhh my gosh!!!! LMSO It would be realllllly good that I know a hermit when I see it LOLOL

    Jean Schweibish
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nightmare material - straight out of Stephen King!

    Omar Rojo
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This reminds me of Toy Story hahah

    Nikolette Battle
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Poor home choice. Hopefully it's next house is less gauche and creepy. LOL

    Debbie
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    AAAAAAAAAAaargggggggggggggghhhhhhhhh

    Djaris Edmonds
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One man's trash is another one treasure

    Terry Melvin
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Could have been worse..a baby's skull perhaps?

    Allana Rose
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would totally freak out if I saw this coming at me!!

    Kim Lorton
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I keeeel you, I keeel you good!

    soulbossanova9
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Low tide on The Island of Misfit Toys

    Melissa Mitchell
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've finally found something creepier than crowns. Holy Hell!

    endelbendel
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That plastic litter can't be healthy for the crab.

    Deborah Bellesfield
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He's upcycling. That doll head would have just been trash, now it's a trendy new home.

    Charlie Riley
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Poor crab looks stuck. It needs a bigger shell, like a human skull or a taun-taun.

    Debbie Williams
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OMG - if I saw that in person ... I would be going in the opposite direction - fast!

    Hamlets twin
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So this is how head crabs are made... You'd think a crowbar would be more effective...

    Jenny Lorenz
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    hahahaha best thing I have seen today!!

    Liananananana
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's not a hermit crab but it's still terrifying

    P.Brux FHell
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nooooooooooope. NOPE NO NO NONONO NOOOPE NOPE NOOOO

    Kirsten Lee
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    scary thing is i use to have hermit crabs...

    Pi...
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When nature imitates art - Toy Story!

    Socially Awkward
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh well, I don't really need to sleep tonight

    Margie Lazou
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    that head's too small for the crab as shelter.

    Holly Landry
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thanks for the nightmare fuel, guys

    Mary Kavanagh
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Traumatised for life if you saw that!

    Ane
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh this os going straight to my nightmares

    Cassiel Magem
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There's an insect in my country we call "child face", but this is ridiculous.

    Sanchit Jain
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just wish I am not wearing white pants the day I see this!

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    #3

    Wasps Build Nest Around A Discarded Child's Doll

    Wasps Build Nest Around A Discarded Child's Doll

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    Derpicorn
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    *throws arms up and runs in circles* NOOOOOPE NOPETY NOPE NOPERS

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    #4

    This Frog Was Found All Dried Up And Withered Outside The Store In The Morning. The Store Manager Said, "Let's Try Splashing Some Water On It," And Holy Sh*t It Came Back To F*cking Life

    This Frog Was Found All Dried Up And Withered Outside The Store In The Morning. The Store Manager Said, "Let's Try Splashing Some Water On It," And Holy Sh*t It Came Back To F*cking Life

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    Daria B
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sounds like something that's possible only in cartoons. ♥

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    #5

    An Abandoned Hornet's Nest My Dad Found In His Shed That He Hadn't Been In For A Couple Years. The Head Is Apart Of A Wooden Statue It Fused With

    An Abandoned Hornet's Nest My Dad Found In His Shed That He Hadn't Been In For A Couple Years. The Head Is Apart Of A Wooden Statue It Fused With

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    #6

    Mama Centipede Protecting Her Babies

    Mama Centipede Protecting Her Babies

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    #7

    Somebody Responsible For The Lake Found The Fox (Which Drowned) In The Ice, Cut Him Out And Put Him Back On The Ice To Keep People Off The Ice

    Somebody Responsible For The Lake Found The Fox (Which Drowned) In The Ice, Cut Him Out And Put Him Back On The Ice To Keep People Off The Ice

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    #8

    Cymothoa Exigua Is A Type Of Parasite That Enters Fish's Gills, Eats Their Tongue, And Then Replaces It

    Cymothoa Exigua Is A Type Of Parasite That Enters Fish's Gills, Eats Their Tongue, And Then Replaces It

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    #9

    Husks Of Dead Flowers In My Garden. Look Like Skulls/Plague Masks

    Husks Of Dead Flowers In My Garden. Look Like Skulls/Plague Masks

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    #10

    Devil's Fingers Fungus

    Devil's Fingers Fungus

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    Daria B
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now I know the inspiration for the Alien films.

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    #11

    Smiiiittttttthhhhhers

    Smiiiittttttthhhhhers

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    Troux
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is a young Goblin Shark.

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    #12

    So Many Bees In The Wall That Their Honey Is Leaking Through An Outlet

    So Many Bees In The Wall That Their Honey Is Leaking Through An Outlet

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    #13

    Antarctic Worm Species Called Eulagisca Gigantean

    Antarctic Worm Species Called Eulagisca Gigantean

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    #14

    Snake Head Caterpillar

    Snake Head Caterpillar

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    Vlad Horobet
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just hope that the butterfly doesn't have a snake head. Flying snakes, that's what we need.

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    #15

    This Busy Owl Killed 70+ Lemmings And Surrounded His Nest With Their Fresh Corpses

    This Busy Owl Killed 70+ Lemmings And Surrounded His Nest With Their Fresh Corpses

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    #16

    A Centipede That Was Devoured By A Viper, Ate Its Way Out

    A Centipede That Was Devoured By A Viper, Ate Its Way Out

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    Vlad Horobet
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So the snake thought that the blade-mouthed bug would make a good lunch.

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    #17

    This Tree In Nebraska Was Struck By Lightning And Burning Afterwards A Day Later

    This Tree In Nebraska Was Struck By Lightning And Burning Afterwards A Day Later

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    #18

    Lizard Growing Another Foot On It's Tail?

    Lizard Growing Another Foot On It's Tail?

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    Cassiel Magem
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ha! And you though only cells could reproduce asexually. One day... one day.

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    #19

    Fireants Create A Floating Island Of Themselves To Ride Out The Houston Flooding

    Fireants Create A Floating Island Of Themselves To Ride Out The Houston Flooding

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    Aunt Messy
    Community Member
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As someone who's been bitten by those little tidbits from Hell, it would not be a problem for me if a wave took care of them.

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    #20

    Was About To Show My Kids That Cicada Shells Aren't Gross And Scary When

    Was About To Show My Kids That Cicada Shells Aren't Gross And Scary When

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    Daria B
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It did it on purpose. Waiting for the perfect moment to prank on you.

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    #21

    These Reticulated Pythons Self-Segregated Themselves Based On Color Just After Hatching

    These Reticulated Pythons Self-Segregated Themselves Based On Color Just After Hatching

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    #22

    Caribou (Rangifer Tarandus) Bull Showing Antlers That Are Shedding Velvet, North America

    Caribou (Rangifer Tarandus) Bull Showing Antlers That Are Shedding Velvet, North America

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    criminalgirl
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks gory, but still really impressive.

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    #23

    A Beehive Built Around Wind Chimes At My Friend's House

    A Beehive Built Around Wind Chimes At My Friend's House

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    #24

    The Sheepshead Fish Has Human-Like Teeth

    The Sheepshead Fish Has Human-Like Teeth

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    #25

    Wingless Fly Penicillidia That Attaches To Bats' Heads And Never Leaves Its Body

    Wingless Fly Penicillidia That Attaches To Bats' Heads And Never Leaves Its Body

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    #26

    This Gecko With Three Tails

    This Gecko With Three Tails

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    Cassiel Magem
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Poor guy. I'm sure the others make fun of it.

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    #27

    Ant On My Porch Carrying The Head Of His Vanquished Enemy

    Ant On My Porch Carrying The Head Of His Vanquished Enemy

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    Sanchit Jain
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    May be it will put it in on top of door of its Ant-home, fancy design!

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    #28

    A Landslide In Taiwan

    A Landslide In Taiwan

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    #30

    My Mussel Contained A Tiny Half-Eaten Crab

    My Mussel Contained A Tiny Half-Eaten Crab

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    Vlad Horobet
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've found a half eaten worm in my pear once... guess where was the other half.

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    #31

    My Cousin Caught A Lobster With Double Pinchers. Both Claws Work

    My Cousin Caught A Lobster With Double Pinchers. Both Claws Work

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    PsychoPrincess
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Again stop polluting our Waters God this world is screwed

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    #32

    A Venus Fly Trap Getting A Huge Meal

    A Venus Fly Trap Getting A Huge Meal

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    Nancy E
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why do people buy these plants ? My brother had one for a long time

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    #33

    Spiked Skeleton

    Spiked Skeleton

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    #34

    Arachnids Aren't Safe From Cordyceps Fungus Either

    Arachnids Aren't Safe From Cordyceps Fungus Either

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    #35

    Battle-Scarred Hippo

    Battle-Scarred Hippo

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    Daria B
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Reminds me of the giant whale in One Piece, was similarly scarred.

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    #36

    Lamprey's Mouth

    Lamprey's Mouth

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    #37

    Millions Of Fire Ants Floating In Flooding From Harvey

    Millions Of Fire Ants Floating In Flooding From Harvey

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    Sanchit Jain
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't even want to imagine the agony of creatures that will come in their way!

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    #38

    Lightning Struck This Fishing Rod

    Lightning Struck This Fishing Rod

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    Blue Hippo
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Are you sure that didn't come from the shower drain?

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    #39

    This Crab Claw Grew Another Smaller Claw

    This Crab Claw Grew Another Smaller Claw

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    #40

    Brave Patriot Bald Eagle Takes Down Wimpy Canadian Goose

    Brave Patriot Bald Eagle Takes Down Wimpy Canadian Goose

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    criminalgirl
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There is nothing wimpy about a Canadian goose! But size and talons make the difference.

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    #41

    Gecko Eats His Own Tail

    Gecko Eats His Own Tail

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    #42

    Fatal Blow

    Fatal Blow

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