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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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    7 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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    #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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    #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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    varwenea
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bare fingers - no even a lab glove. Don't eat lunch with those fingers! Barf!!

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    Just A Lonely Hobo
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Me with my slow browser (image is loading slowly inch by inch): ooh pretty it has good things coming out of its back. It's getting longer and it has a pretty back too. Even longer now, what pretty golden scales. OH MY GOD WTF IS THAT, KILL IT WITH FIRE

    Zenozenobee
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I found it kind of beautiful on the first pic. It looks like it has golden feathers... and then, I noticed it's head and its size with the hand for scale and.... nope. Ok, a nope wiht golden feathers, but still a big nope.

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

    I love your comment of NOPE with golden feathers but still a big NOPE ! very insightful and true. UGH

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    CultOfBambi
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Proof that there is no god. What kind of god would have thought: 'Ooh! I know, I'll make a blind, golden-furred, boomerang-c**t-shaped worm thingy with scary double fangs and a bulbous s*****m head and bury it under the ice in the Antarctic!'.

    Sanchit Jain
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And I used to think all those Alien movies are just pure imaginations, No sir, some of the directors for these movies are scuba divers.

    Cassiel Magem
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I like it's hair-like barbs. They are so shiny and golden. Like Rapunzel. I shall call you Rapunzel.

    Peg Gy
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's that alien from "The Thing" in Antarctica! It's true after all!

    Julia Russell
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Anyone ever seen the movie Tremors?! They should make a movie about this thing!!

    Echo
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They are making it look ugly in the picture. Go watch this video it's the same animal https://youtu.be/VKDpcnMYWp4. If you don't trust my YouTube link just go to google and type Eulagisca Gigantea. Without the "n". It is really pretty on both side of its body, and that mouth is no where to be seen.

    CelSlade
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had a look... my friend, you and I have very different definitions of 'pretty'.

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    ae_chambers@hotmail.com
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lets probably not touch that thing or else the entire world will be overtaken by it

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

    ok but the rest of his is like disco queen young and sweet only 17

    Phyllicia Goh
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At first I saw the gold colored thingy. Then I scrolled down and NOPE.

    Robert Thomas
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    oh hey just a little reminder THAT IS THE REAL LIFE GRABOID FROM TREMORS WE ALL FECKED

    Dave Chapman
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We do a pretty s****y job of inventing scary alien creatures in horror movies, compared to what we have right here on Earth!!

    Donald Sherwood
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's a worm? Are you sure it's a worm? Are you positively sure that it is a worm?

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

    The teeth...; { for love of all that is holy...it's just wrong in every way possible. To touch it without any gloves, or a set of tongs..with a long handle, or not at all.

    Pamela Grove
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Are you always so overwhelmed by a picture you forget yourself? You do know, kids see these postings too.

    WhiteFox
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    SHIIIIIIIIITITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT WHAT THE F**K IS THAT?!!!!!!!!!!!

    Lazy Panda
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It makes me think of that giant hairy worm from Spongebob I can't remember what it's called

    Maureen Zappellini
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lol ok, I'm a metalsmith ( I make artistic jewelry which I sell online and in galleries) and belong to an international community of art Jewelers- I'm sure that I've seen BROOCHES that could be related to this critter! ( some art jewelry leans toward the Uber-edgy and even -I dare say -ugly) honestly, I could imagine making a fabulous piece inspired by this icky critter...

    Emma Striano
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't even want to know what this thing does for a living. I bet it eats seal a**s and kills them horribly or something. Evil gross little f****r 😷

    Jon Watts
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    looks adorable til, you get to....the head, almost looked like a pokemon or something, but it became a nope

    RedPanda
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Holy moley that thing needs to put back were it came from

    Rizam Hewins
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OH GOD HOW OR WHY AM I STILL READING THIS LIST!?...ARRRRRGHHHHH!!

    Silvia Martinez
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hell No, why would you touch that? Put it back where you found it and disinfect your whole self!

    Virgil Blue
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's a fluffy dong with crab shear teeth. Well didn't want to sleep anyway.

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

    Can nature be more beautiful and horror than this? Gold and nightmares, fascinanting.

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    #14

    Snake Head Caterpillar

    Snake Head Caterpillar

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    Vlad Horobet
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    7 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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    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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    #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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    7 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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    7 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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    7 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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    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

    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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    7 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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    #38

    Lightning Struck This Fishing Rod

    Lightning Struck This Fishing Rod

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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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    7 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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