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

    Scary accident art is scary

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

    Beautiful in a terrifying kind of way. O.o

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

    and that's worse than the wasps!!!

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

    This is why we have horror stories...

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

    You'd think some movie studio would snap this up.

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

    Lots of people think this is scary but I actually think it's is strangely beautiful...

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

    This was like a creature from a Clive Barker novel!

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

    This looks like those pictures made by google artificial intelligence xD

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

    Beautifully terrifying! And a great way to dispose of a body.... *hyok*hyok*

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

    Maybe I should have waited until tomorrow to look at these instead of right before going to bed.

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

    it looks like the person is in pain

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

    It looks like something from a b horror

    Fred and George Weasley
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    he's surprised lol. though i suppose any1 would be if a load of wasps made a nest on you

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

    Lookslike the head was created after the nest

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

    That must have been scary as hell to see!

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

    It's kind of beautiful too look at the swirls

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

    It’s actually really beautiful.

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

    Looks like an abandoned pod person from the movie The Body Snatchers !!!!!!

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

    I would c**p myself if I found this.

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

    Wow 😳 that thing looks like something out of the movie Jeepers Creepers, like it's his kid or something!! Omg...

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

    and is the same color! is like the guy melted wowowwo

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

    Where is the late #CliveBarker when you need him.

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

    Looks very much like something from the Aliens movie franchise.

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

    Looks very much like something from one of the movies in the "Alien" franchise.

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

    Ready-made Halloween decor!

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

    Strangely beautiful and scary as hell. Hornets will keep chasing you and singing you until they can't get to you anymore (i.e. you get inside or underwater 'they will wait for a bit if you're underwater'.) They do NOT lose their stingers after stinging you either. They just keep on coming for you. The different colors in the layering of the nest are quite beautiful though, although the head is kinda creepy.

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

    WHY did I choose to look at these right before bed? Now I think I'll just stay up 'till it's light outside...

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

    "Chucky" will you ever go away?

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

    Now this one kind of looks like a piece of art!

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

    Wow, if on display in an art gallery it would be hailed as brilliant.

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

    See nature at work again. It kind of beautiful, but it's damn scary to.

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

    I thot the doll+nest was bad... 😫

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

    Looks like a screaming fat dude

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

    JESUS H CHRIST! Put a warning on this one!

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

    this is absolutely beautiful...

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

    This is kinda hypnotizing...

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

    No no no no... Sandkings are real!

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

    "a part" and "apart" often mean opposite things

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

    Oh good lord, run for your life!!!! :-0

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

    Or maybe... It puts the lotion on it's skin it does as it's told.

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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
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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
    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
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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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