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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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#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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#3

Wasps Build Nest Around A Discarded Child's Doll

Wasps Build Nest Around A Discarded Child's Doll

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Derpicorn
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6 years ago DotsCreated 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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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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#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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#11

Smiiiittttttthhhhhers

Smiiiittttttthhhhhers

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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
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6 years ago DotsCreated 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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#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
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6 years ago DotsCreated 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
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6 years ago DotsCreated 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
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6 years ago DotsCreated 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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#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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#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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#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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6 years ago DotsCreated 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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#32

A Venus Fly Trap Getting A Huge Meal

A Venus Fly Trap Getting A Huge Meal

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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

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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
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6 years ago DotsCreated 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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Celestial Lynx
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i agree! Those ants, even though they've created their own boat, would gladly and without hesitation jump on any larger solid body!

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Debi Nikita
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Can't they be burnt.. I know that this sounds awful. But these ants are merciless when they attack something.

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JoAnna Volante
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Dishwashing liquid breaks up the wax they use to hold together. Then they drown. Just a tidbit of info in case you ever need it!

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Courtney Berthelot
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Harvey destroyed so much here in Texas... And of course the fire-ants lived... :/ yippee.

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Shawn Hooper
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They really should take this opportunity to throw some serious fire onto those BA stars while they're all floating out in the open. They're horrific and have no redeemable qualities other than instilling horror into the hearts of children everywhere.

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McKinley D'Aigle
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

totally agree with you there...especially since I live in the dirty south (Lafayette Louisiana). sadly, I must admit that,like wasps,they have their purpose. they take care of insects and help break down dead things while wasps keep insect populations under control (especially spiders...if you ever get the chance to break open a mud dauber's nest,all kinds of crazy,paralysed spiders fall out...used to feed the larvae/young. I've seen spiders, I've never laid eyes on before). of course,since ants outnumber humans, we can burn em and feel no remorse. now,mosquitoes...those bastards have no purpose other than to annoy; unless they're here to keep our population under control.🤔

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olemann77
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Thats a whole lot of floating pain waiting for something to hit

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Phishcat
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When you pour too much cayenne pepper in your noodle soup cup.

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Vlad Horobet
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

-Row row row your boat, down into the stream... -Shut up Moon Moon!

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Barbara Kring
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

so cute...... a field of nope ! I got 1 bite on 1 toe (toe next to little toe) by 1 fire ant and it turned into a wart looking thing now about 40 years later I am using natural wart remover to get it GONE and it is working. Hooray. Those are terrible insects.

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Joshua Barrier
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Time to get a flame thrower, I think we could all do without those things

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Karin Morris
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Fire Ants are horrifying. I learned very quickly about them while Landscaping in Texas. They will literally attack you and bit you all over

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Mary Dixon
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It might be time to consider using a flame thrower on those awful things.

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Tena Rushing
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Seems like the perfect time to scoop them up and banish them from earth

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Nikolette Battle
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Actually a little dish soap will be far more deadly - it breaks the surface tension.

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Sallie Loftin
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Quick, someone get a Shop Vac, a big one (they do wet as well as dry) or a RexAire, although I would not want to be dumping the smaller one ...

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ethel
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

*flamethroer* i stepped in one of their nests when I was 6.

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Hamlets twin
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Well s**t... alright ants lets call a truce ok? I don't step on you and you don't bite me?"

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Live Love
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Fire !! Fire !! Get them ALL !! Evil little bastards from hell they are !!

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Cheryl Harless
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Dish soap will drown them - breaks the surface tension of the water causing them to sink. (Just use simple green if you want to avoid harmful stuff.)

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#38

Lightning Struck This Fishing Rod

Lightning Struck This Fishing Rod

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Brave Patriot Bald Eagle Takes Down Wimpy Canadian Goose

Brave Patriot Bald Eagle Takes Down Wimpy Canadian Goose

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criminalgirl
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6 years ago DotsCreated 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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