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Animals that are...creepy...

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TulipWoodpecker · 23/06/2021 12:39

Disclaimer - I love animals and im fascinated by them! But truly some have an aura of menace about them...
To start, I give you the Shoebill Stork. Not dangerous or anything but...disconcerting.



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Goingplacestogether · 23/06/2021 13:57

Leopard seals. They look a bit evil and remind me of snakes in a way other seals don’t

feb2022 · 23/06/2021 13:57

Anglerfish!
Must be the creepiest looking creatures on earth

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Goingplacestogether · 23/06/2021 13:58

I love English bullies @Smolgoose. Absolutely daft they are and look like sheep

knackeredcat · 23/06/2021 13:59

All spiders, nope to posting any pictures.
Chlamydosaurus (frilled lizard) - creepy name, creepy when they run and scream, too unnerved to post any links to videos.

Evenstar · 23/06/2021 14:01

Snake head turtles 😱

inigomontoyahwillcox · 23/06/2021 14:01

Centipedes and millipedes.
Any animal that has a permanent grin on its face (excluding the Quokka - that are just bloody adorable) as they just look psychotic (I appreciate that I'm being anthropomorphic)

ScribblyBaller · 23/06/2021 14:02

The aye-aye with its creepy long middle finger that it uses for tapping termites out of wood. Creepy little bastards.

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froomeonthebroom · 23/06/2021 14:02

@SpikeDearheart

Star nosed mole
I refuse to believe that is a real animal! 😲
BrownEyedGirl80 · 23/06/2021 14:02

Kangaroos.Menacing muscly bastards

MustardRose · 23/06/2021 14:02

Monkeys. All of them. Especially baboons, they are horrible creatures. Apes are ok though.

Can't stand leatherjackets, the larvae of the daddy-long-legs. Ugh.

ISpeakJive · 23/06/2021 14:03

The Aye Aye is slightly, odd...

Evenstar · 23/06/2021 14:03

Sorry picture didn’t attach

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Pinkywoo · 23/06/2021 14:05

Definitely dolphins, why are they always smiling? What do they know that we don't?

woodhill · 23/06/2021 14:07

@Evenstar

Sorry picture didn’t attach
Yeh yuck

Ugly pond

TulipWoodpecker · 23/06/2021 14:07

@Goingplacestogether

Leopard seals. They look a bit evil and remind me of snakes in a way other seals don’t
OMG yes! Forgot about those. They have very sinister faces (I'm sure they're very nice really Shock).
Animals that are...creepy...
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DubiousGoals · 23/06/2021 14:09

Eels and sloths, both make me shudder

CassandraCross · 23/06/2021 14:13

Monitor Lizards and Kimodo Dragons, ugh, look evil, are evil. Saw a programme once which had two of them fighting and one of the tactics is scratching - the sound and nastiness of it was extreme.

CassandraCross · 23/06/2021 14:14

but I love sloths.

Lightningrain · 23/06/2021 14:15

Most insects make me feel a bit ugh. All the legs and the way they move. Wasps and horse flies look so angry too.

TulipWoodpecker · 23/06/2021 14:15

Komodo dragons - stuff of my nightmares.
Tiny lizards, however, are adorable!

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CassandraCross · 23/06/2021 14:18

Komodo dragons - stuff of my nightmares

Mine too, apparently they smell utterly repugnant too but I'm never going anywhere near one to find out.

daisyjgrey · 23/06/2021 14:21

Moths. They're creepy.

Dolphins. Entirely untrustworthy and very suspicious.

daisyjgrey · 23/06/2021 14:22

I also dislike whippets, but mainly because they're quite skittish and annoying. I feel like if they were human they'd be the neurotic person at work who always had some kind of issue or drama on the go.

TableFlowerss · 23/06/2021 14:28

@hazandduck

Sorry but wtf
🤣😂
knackeredcat · 23/06/2021 14:28

@maybelou - Borzoi?

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