Nature’s beauties are an endless source of inspiration for everyone but sometimes, nature can play tricks on us and produce nightmare-inducing sights. These 40 extraordinary photos we’ve prepared for you will convince you there’s a darker side of Mother Nature.
Prepare to feel amazed, disturbed, and awestruck at some of the world’s grizzliest sights. Going through our list will let you take the plunge into the depths of Hell, confront an overly-protecting mama centipede, and be grossed out by a disturbing image of a parasite that eats a fish’ tongue and then replaces it. Let’s have a look at nature’s own horror show.
1. Mount of Doom
Hell’s torments are real and now we have definitive proof of it. It must be a special feeling to stand up there and look at the suffering of the damned as they slowly descend into Hell. Not for the faint-hearted.
2. Friday the 13th
Looking at this photo gives you the feeling it’s a scene straight out of a slasher horror movie. You can almost feel Jason or Michael roaming the woods in search of their next victim. Chilling.
3. “Hermit Crab Using A Discarded Doll Head For A Shell”
A sight like this could easily haunt you for weeks. On the other hand, we can interpred it as nature’s way of saying that everything can be put to a good use when survival is at stake.
4. A zombie 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 shit it came back to fucking life.” We’re both impressed and disturbed at the same time. Kind of reminds us of the Walking Dead.
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”
Though it may look nightmarish to us, it tells us that nature will always reclaim the places we abandon, given enough time. It serves to remind us than in the battle between nature and civilization, the former will always prevail.
6. A grisly ice sculpture
“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.” We got to admit that’s a creative way of preventing people from walking on this frozen lake. Seems like foxes aren’t as cunning as they old tales would like us to believe.
7. Motherly instinct
There’s nothing a mother wouldn’t do to protect her offsprings. Be that as it may, it’s still gross to look at this photo of a centepede without cringing.
8. Don’t look at this photo if you don’t have a strong stomach
“Cymothoa exigua is a type of parasite that enters fish’s gills, eats their tongue, and then replaces it.” Did we really need to know that? Or even worse, see how it works with our own eyes? Just no.
9. “Husks of dead flowers in my garden. Look like skulls/plague masks”
For a moment, we thought we were looking at a grisly totem of a flesh-eating tribe hidden deep in the jungle. As it turned out, it was the husks of dead flowers. Nature can really play a trick on you.
10. Mr. Berns of the ocean
Small wonder it’s freaked out. It wants to get back in the water ASAP.
11. Devil’s Fingers
Just because it’s creepy doesn’t mean it’s not beautiful in its own way. Beautiful or not, you probably wouldn’t want to mess with Devil’s Fingers. Just looky, no touchy.
12. “So many bees in the wall that their honey is leaking through an outlet”
Sweet as honey, right? Not necessarily. This is outright scary.
13. “Antarctic worm species called Eulagisca Gigantean”
This creature is super frightining to behold, whatever it’s called. It’s exactly how we’d imagine a flesh-eating worm that exists on the fringes of our worst nightmares.
14. A crime against nature
Owls are supposed to be a symbol of wisdom and knowledge but this owl is everything but. It’s a mass murderer.
15. “Snake Head Caterpillar”
Just when we thought we saw enough of nature’s collection of creepy creatures, we come upon a snake head caterpillar, The last thing this world needs is flying snakes.
16. “A Centipede That Was Devoured By A Viper, Ate Its Way Out”
Watching nature documentaries is not for everyone because every once in a while you’ll witness something as nasty as this. Gross or not, this centipede won the day and did what it had to do: survive.
17. “This tree in Nebraska was struck by lightning and burning afterwards a day later”
All those stories about eternal fire turned out to be true. Nature never stops to amaze us with its wonders.
18. “Fireants create a floating island of themselves to ride out the Houston flooding”
To survive means to adapt. These fireants understand this simple fact well-enough.
19. “Lizard Growing Another Foot On It’s Tail?”
Lizards can regrow their tails and it’s fascinating but we didn’t know they can grow back legs too. This fellow is probably special, even among his own species.
20. “Was about to show my kids that cicada shells aren’t gross and scary when…”
We hope the kid won’t the traumatized by this sight. Cicada shells should just be left alone.
21. “These reticulated pythons self-segregated themselves based on color just after hatching”
Here’s a sight that’ll make you want to miss breakfast. It takes… guts to look at this photo without flinching.
22. “A beehive built around wind chimes at my friend’s house”
Bees are the masters of improvisation, as we can see for ourselves on this photo. Not exactly a creepy sight but more of an interesting one.
23. “Caribou Bull Showing Antlers That Are Shedding Velvet”
Magnificent creatures they are, Caribous can be very dangerous nonetheless. You wouldn’t want to come up against those antlers.
24. “The Sheepshead Fish Has Human-Like Teeth”
Deep down, we fear its only waiting to dig its teeth into someone’s flesh. It may not be a Piranha but that doesn’t prevent it from being scary.
25. “Wingless Fly Penicillidia That Attaches To Bats’ Heads And Never Leaves Its Body”
It must be pretty awful to have a parasyte glued to your head all the time and you can’t do anything about it. As cruel as it may seem to us, it’s just another method of survival.
26. Ant head-hunter
Ancient Roman saying said that: ‘A dead enemy always smells good.’ It doesn’t stop there for this ant, for his dead enemy must also taste good. Okay, we’ll just stop at that disturbing thought.
27. “This gecko with three tails”
Why would anyone need three tails anyway? Cats seems to be doing just fine with one but Gecko’s are apparently one of nature’s biggest ongoing experiments.
28. “A landslide in Taiwan”
Man-made structures don’t stand a chance against nature’s fury. It should inspire us to respect nature instead of trying to conquer it.
29. David vs Goliath
As the battle of these two relentless foes rages on, we can’t help but wonder, who will prevail in the end? Time to place your bets!
30. “My cousin caught a lobster with double pinchers. Both claws work”
We still have many secrets to discover about marine life. A four clawed lobster sounds like an exciting discovery.
31. “My mussel contained a tiny half-eaten crab”
Aren’t we so fortunate to be on the top of the food chain? Crabs, on the other hand, don’t have that fortune. Big fish will always eat the small fish, it’s how nature works.
32. “A Venus Fly Trap Getting A Huge Meal”
Whoever named a carnivorous plant ‘Venus’ must’ve forgot that Venus was a Roman goddess of beauty. Though it makes sense in a way, as beauty can often be deathly.
33. “Spiked Skeleton”
Life and death in the desert will always look more or less the same. We wonder how did this creature look like while it was alive.
34. “Arachnids aren’t safe from cordyceps fungus either”
You don’t have to be a fast runner, have majestic claws, be able to spit venom, or even be able to move at all, to be a master hunter. That’s 1 for fungus, 0 for the spider.
35. “Lamprey’s Mouth”
The mythical Kraken is real and it lives inside a lamprey’s mouth. Sailors beware.
36. “Battle-Scarred Hippo”
In the wild, you either fight or you die, there’s no middle ground. This hippo is wearing its scars with pride.
37. “Millions Of Fire Ants Floating In Flooding From Harvey”
This is what we would call a perfect storm, or a perfect fire storm, to put it more precisely. What we’re looking at is surely one of the famous 10 Plagues of Egypt reported in the Bible.
38. “Lightning struck this fishing rod”
Something, or someone on this boat must have angered Zeus to the point when he sent a lightning to punish them for their transgressions. What else could explain such fury?
39. “Brave patriot bald eagle takes down wimpy Canadian goose”
Canadians might be a little offended by this statement. That was just an uneven struggle, as the Bald Eagle possesses weapons that poor goose couldn’t possibly defend against.
40. “This crab claw grew another smaller claw”
It’s not just Gecko’s, crab can grow back limbs as well. Just when we thought nature can’t surprise us anymore.
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