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50 Times Nature Made Us Say NOPE” (WARNING: This List Might Be Too Scary For You)”

While we as humans continue to try (and fail) to live in peace and harmony, it is worth remembering that the world around us is a brutal, unforgiving place.

We have tamed our lives to such an extent that it is easy to turn a blind eye to the horrors of nature, sure, we as a species are far more damaging to our planet than all others put together, but let's not pretend that it's all sweetness and light out there!

This list, compiled by Bored Panda, is a reminder that we live in a scary world. Some of these things are simply wonders of nature that we may not like the look of, like spiders and centipedes. Some show the raw power of the elements, while others illustrate the horrific things that other creatures to do each other in order to survive. All of these things are awe-inspiring examples of nature, something not to be feared, but to be respected. Scroll down below to check them out for yourself, and let us know what you think in the comments!

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Wrap Around Spider, Named For Its Ability To Flatten And Wrap Its Body Around Tree Limbs

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50 Times Nature Made Us Say NOPE” (WARNING: This List Might Be Too Scary For You)”

Wrap Around Spider, Named For Its Ability To Flatten And Wrap Its Body Around Tree Limbs

Spiderbro Guarding Me From Malaria Outside My Window

Seaweed In The Waves

Xylaria Polymorpha, Commonly Known As Dead Man's Fingers, Is A Saprobic Fungus

A Firefly Kept Right On Flashing After Being Eaten By A Frog

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 Life

The Skeleton Of A Puffer Fish Is Pretty Metal

Damn Nature, You Scary...

Rome Yesterday

My Mum's Toilet After A Recent Flood

Snapdragon Seed Pods Look Like Skulls

Those Fishes Are Literally Lit

The Eyes And Teeth Of A Scallop

This Is A Hammerhead Bat And Is By Far The Creepiest Animal I've Seen

My Gecko Ate His Tail

This Is Why You Always Have To Check The Toilet In Australia

These Plants Look Like Tiny Hands

The Clathrus Archeri Fungus Resembles Some Pretty Metal Tentacles Sprouting From An Alien Egg When It Blooms

Currently Renovating Our Floors. Seems Everyone Has Come Out Of Hiding

All I Know Is That It Needs To Burn

Deer Skull After Sitting In Water For Over A Year

The Frog That Caught A Spider

A Leopard Seal Peering Through A Veil Of Plankton

Acid Spitting Ants

Articulated Cobra Skeleton

Black Swallower Died Trying To Eat A Fish 4 Times Its Size

The Statue Being Swallowed By A Tree

A Lizard Eating A Cockroach Alive At My House Porch

My Dad Sent Me This Photo. Water Mocassin? Tennessee

Attack Of Legionary Ants (Also Known As Army Ants Or Marabunta) To A Wasp Honeycomb

Chameleon Mummified Alive By The Tropical Sun

The Inside Of A Gooses Mouth

This Snake Covered In Ticks

These New Fish Species Can Survive In Volcanoes And They’re The Stuff Of Nightmares

After A Weekend Storm In New England, A Puffer Fish Was Found In A Tree

The Lamprey Fish

A Mother Whip Spider Carrying Her Babies On Her Back

5-Legged Frog That Lives In The Marsh Behind Our Neighborhood

This Hornets Nest Looks Kind Of Like A Hornet’s Head

Dolphin Caught A Squid, Trailing The Ink Behind It

A Jungle Perch With A Surprise

Lavafall

This Spider Web That Looks Like A Spider-Man Mask

The Giant Isopod, Found In The Deep Seas And Is An Example Of Deep-Sea Gigantism

One Big Spider

Take A Seat

Goliath Tiger Fish, Congo River

Sweet Potato Creepily Resembles Human Heart

The Largest Scar You'll Ever See

Close Up Of Moth Outside My Window

Something Took Two Clean Bites Out Of This Poor Sea Ravioli

When Mozilla Freezes

Ant On My Porch Carrying The Head Of His Vanquished Enemy

Eels In The Stream At Battle Hill Farm

Found Out The House We Are Living In Has A Bunker Below. I Managed To Squeeze My Phone In One Of The Cracks Of The Door To Take This Creepy Picture

Found An Icicle Held Only By A Spider's Web

Found In Mexico. Battle To The Death

Oregon Fires Next To A Golf Course

My Inlaws Are In A Bit Of A Froggy Situation Right Now

G'day Mates, Let's Be Friendssss!

A Lizard On Its Final Journey

Something Crawled Through The Keyhole And Made A Hive In The Garage Door Handle

These Ants Forming A Question Mark

Thousands Of Mosquitos Outside Of My Window At Work

Bleeding Tree

So My Friend Got Something In His Eye While We Were Walking Home

This Sick Washed Up Gar Skeleton I Found

Millions Of Fire Ants Floating In Flooding From Harvey

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

This Coyote Froze Solid During The Recent Winter Storm (Pine Barrens, Southern New Jersey)

The Fox And The Hound

My Aunt Found A Coyote Frozen Solid Standing Upright On Her Property

Beaver Frozen In A Lake

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