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17 Pictures Of Nature That Completely Blow My Mind About How Absolutely Terrifying, Unreal, And Totally Incredible It Can Be

Nothing hurts more than understanding that the prettiest stuff in nature is oftentimes the most dangerous.

1. Seeing stuff like this makes me understand why some people think aliens also come from the deep sea.

a multicolored creature with tentacles

2. Beware of the scroll.

a spider in someone's door handle

3. This eagle is named after Harpyja, the predatory half-woman, half-bird creature in Greek mythology. That alone should tell you everything you need to fear about this cutie.

A harpy eagle showing its claws

4. Like, who knew we were living on a planet with a succulent plant that has better lips than most humans.

a succulent plant with lips

5. I know, I know, some of y'all have these things in your backyard like the rest of us have deer. To a midwest girl, this thing might as well be a damn dragon.

an alligator

6. The fact that this is a moth actually BLOWS my mind. It's like a bat and a tarantula had a baby, and then the baby grew a handle-bar mustache.

a large moth

7. Seeing an anglerfish as a kid was my first understanding that the deep sea was just a bit too hardcore for me.

An anglerfish

8. Never in my life did I imagine I would see a fish with a permanent disappointed mother stare.

a fish with a disappointed face

9. I think I found the Jurassic Park escapee.

a person holding a large black reptile

10. This is what I imagine living in the '70s looked like.

a multicolored creature

11. Can you imagine living your life knowing that, at any point in time, this thing (that happens to look like a colon with fabulous gold fur and teeth) could just sneak up on you?

A creature with gold, glittery hair

12. ...That's 100% a human staring into my soul right now.

An alligator with human-like eyes

13. We love a femme fatale queen.

A sea creature half above and half below the water

14. Ah, yes, just one of who knows how many deep sea giants.

Closeup of a sea creature

15. Yeah, no one can tell me a plant shaped like a vagina with TEETH isn't the coolest thing ever.

Closeup of a plant with teeth

16. I'm sorry, Mr. Spider, where exactly does that black hole vortex go to?

a spider web with a big black hole in the center

17. Well, staring into the dark hole of this thing's mouth is enough nature for me for a lifetime!

a creature with a bunch of circular teeth

h/t: r/natureisfuckinglit, r/damnnatureyouscary