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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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    #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
    Community Member
    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
    Community Member
    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
    Community Member
    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
    Community Member
    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
    Community Member
    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!

    Celestial Lynx
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created 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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    LaDonna Hulcy
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now where did I put my flamethrower ???

    Debi Nikita
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created 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.

    JoAnna Volante
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created 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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    Lisa Greene
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Me, pores gasoline on fire ants... Throws match on top!

    Courtney Berthelot
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created 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.

    Shawn Hooper
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created 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.

    McKinley D'Aigle
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created 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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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

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

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

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

    Doesn't anything kill these bastards?

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

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

    Barbara Kring
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created 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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    Peg Gy
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Are fire ants fire resistant?

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

    nothing's fire resistant if you try hard enough

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    A SAME
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    See, ya shoulda lit em up 6 years ago.

    Sandra Rogers
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A little bit of napalm would fix that right up.

    Joshua Barrier
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created 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

    Karin Morris
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created 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

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

    Just pour gasoline on them, light it and be done with it.

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

    Where's the gasoline when you need it?

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

    I hate those things with a passion!

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

    Does anyone have a flame-thrower???? Over here, please!

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

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

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

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

    Nikolette Battle
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    8 years ago Created 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.

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

    "...Hey Mom, where do we keep the Molotovs?"

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

    I'd say someone take a flame thrower to them!

    Sallie Loftin
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    8 years ago Created 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 ...

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

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

    Hamlets twin
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created 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?"

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

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

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

    Hope no alligators mistake them for something else and eat em

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

    Let's go find a huge can of RAID, yeah?

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

    To heck with dish soap - I still say burn the bastards!

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

    Run.... run away as far and fast as u can!

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

    thisphoto makes me itchy 😃

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

    this is when a firethrower comes in handy

    Cheryl Harless
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    8 years ago Created 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.)

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

    NOPENOPENOPENOPENOPENOPE!!!!

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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
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    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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