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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.

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

    Just in case, I would'nt stay around to wait for a facehugger to show up....

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

    I had to Google what it was and what it did it was so weird looking this is what Google said: devils fingers aka Clathrus archeri is one of the phalloid fungi (Phallales) and is related to the common stinkhorn ( Phallus impudicus), a well-known woodland fungus in Britain. It similarly produces a sticky spore-bearing tissue designed to attract flies which are the agents of spore dispersal. Like other phalloids,C. archeri accumulates manganese in the egg-stage, apparently important chemically in producing the sugars and odorous substances found in the fertile tissue

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

    Hahaha that's EXACTLY what I was thinking!!

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

    Today walking in the south of Germany: saw one - smells awful

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

    Reminds me the Harry Belafonte dance around the table in Beetlejuice

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

    Never seen this before. Ever. Not even on the internet prior to today. That thing is incredible.

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

    It's both pretty and frightening!

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

    It's fascinatingly disgusting! I bet it smells putrid!

    ae_chambers@hotmail.com
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    when you pee on an electric fence (from personal experience)

    Marylou Ackert
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    YES, DONT MESS WITH THIS PLANT , IT WILL EAT U !

    Janna Kelenc
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ive seen one like this before in really really wet year's. Except it only has one finger that comes up and it looks like a circumcised penises. It actually ejaculates some clear fluid from the top and when you smash the whole thing in fear that penises are taking insert the world the is a ball sack that it grows out of under the ground. It's truly horrifying. Except ive only had the chance to show one person out of all 6 times ive seen it and when u try to describe it people don't believe me. But I don't blame them. I just need to share my horror with someone.

    Gary Holzman
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Octopus plant would be a better name.

    Elle Campbell
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Reminds me of the prawn hands in Beetlejuice!

    Mary Rauch
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Creepy. Thought it was a creature.

    Andy Dump
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm never leaving the house again!

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

    Omigosh - if you found that thing before it opened - you'd think that was one HUUUUUGE spider in there!

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

    It looks kind of like a squid coming out of the ground.

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

    Reminds me of the dinner table scene in Beetlejuice.

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

    Imagine that tapping you on your shoulder......don't let the devil get in you

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

    Now this looks like the aliens pods from Aliens.

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

    I think I saw this on an old episode of Star Trek.

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

    would not want that in my yard!

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

    I'm fine with this--it's just a plant.

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

    looks far scarier before blooming

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

    http://nerdist.com/watch-the-devils-finger-fungus-hatch-like-a-xenomorph-egg/

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

    And it smells worse than it looks! It's in the stinkhorn family. This way, everybody can enjoy it!. ;p Even slightly more disgusting, it is nontoxic--so if you wash off that crappy-smelling brown stuff, you can actually cook it and eat it. I am not recommending you try this. Major yuck.

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

    Today we saw one of these. Great, awfully smelling (South of Germany)

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

    Now that I have seen Guardians of the Galaxy 2, I have to wonder about this "plant"!!!

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

    I still cant tell what it is.. but it kinda looks like a dyed pancake sticking up

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

    I had to look it up on Wikipedia. Quote: "In maturity it smells like putrid flesh" Eeeww!

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

    But....is it dangerous to touch, or keep as a display?

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

    reminds me of Yveltal in the colors at the last image

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

    He needa some nail work NOW

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

    I need to find this so I can level up in alchemy.

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

    F*****g hell. That looks like something straight out of a sci-fi movie.

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

    Like the Raffledia Arnoldii. Corpse flower, but this is just a fungus. Just trippy.

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

    My gf "looks like a vagina!!!" Oh gosh...

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

    ya know those things that look a bit like that but smaller and just one sprout only come out too the ground (i think they come out of poop cause they always smell land when you touch them you get poop on your fingers) anyway my uncle has the perfect name for them "devils d*ck" really suits

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

    Where is this found ... so I never go there by accident!

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

    This is the most amazing thing I've ever seen.

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

    Looks like the plant out of Guardians of the Galxy 2

    Karolína T.
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Květnatec Archerův, introdukovaný z Austrálie.

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

    Who wants to make a movie about space and aliens? We have all the terrors right at home :)

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

    Eating a lot of dead organic matter , I presume

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    #11

    Smiiiittttttthhhhhers

    Smiiiittttttthhhhhers

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    Troux
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    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
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    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
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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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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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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