Animals that are...creepy...

[TulipWoodpecker]

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.



@TheYearOfSmallThings

Axolotls.

How could you?!?!

Look at this cute little bugger:

*yes I know its not a real one!

Hairless cats - just looks sore and itchy

Had a friend on social media recently share a before, during and after pic of her sons lizzard shedding its skin. Aww man, eating my tea, I don’t need to see shit mind that….

Human Beings. Creepiest animal ever.

@TulipWoodpecker - nope, leopard seals are as nasty as they look, their only natural predator is the orca, and they hunt other seals.

Having met a sloth, they're are as dopey as you'd expect - agree they're a bit weird, but generally quite sweet. Manatees are awesome - I've met them too - and are actually quite cute, except for the babies, which are exceedingly cute! Dolphins were a lot bigger than I think I had anticipated, and I'm not entirely sure they're trustworthy, but they're kind of sweet to look at.

I agree about angler fish, they're just the stuff of nightmares.

Naked/hairless anything - mole rat, cats, rats, dogs; I'm sure some of them are lovely, but they look like they'd be eager to prove that being hairless doesn't make them weak, and I just can't get on board with that energy.

@ComDummings

Sloths. They make me uncomfortable. I think it’s the way they move.

Exactly what I was going to say. Those long arms with big claws that move creepily slow, and their faces are pretty creepy too.

Came on to say shoebill storks and aye-ayes, but have been beaten to it!

Also, generally any fish/creatures that live in the deepest depths of the ocean are super creepy and weird.

Tortoises. I don’t know why but I can’t look at them they make me really uncomfortable. Especially when they’re on daft shows like you’ve been framed and humping shoes and making that little “ehh” noise … blerhh

Naked mole rat

They way they live is amazing..but they are still creepy looking animals

The Magnapinna / Bigfin squid. Rare & very alien looking.

Japanese spider crabs….

I like crabs but yeesh

What about deer when they are shedding the velvet from their antlers?

Literally looks like a horror movie

Dik diks and their creepy little faces

Don't think I've come across Shoe-billed storks before
Remind me of 'plague Doctors'!

Coconut crabs 🤢 they make me feel sick.

A lot of these animals look very pre-historic. Like they shouldn't still be here, and the fact that they are is creepy.

@Soubriquet

Japanese spider crabs….

I like crabs but yeesh

Oh yes - those legs are far too long

Googling dik s'ils led me to discover the gerenek, which has absolutely mad legs

Harpy Eagles. What are they plotting?

I've seen some dogs on Facebook videos that have unnaturally short spines - they seem happy enough but bloody hell they look strange...

@DysmalRadius - agreed, and as for the SIZE of the buggers...up to 3.5 feet tall!

Sphinx cats. Always look evil to me.

Those cats ( not sure of breed) with really evil looking faces.
Hairless cats
Another vote for moths. Apparently there have been sightings of one that is about 2 feet long! Fuck that!

@DysmalRadius

Harpy Eagles. What are they plotting?

This is the one I came on to say!! Can’t believe it took to page 4 to be mentioned.

More giant birds - condors, particularly Andean and Californian. Huge, ugly, scary. Just no.

@TulipWoodpecker I couldn't resist but google, they are terrifying!

I’m not going to post a picture of this but it really creeps me out. I’m sure most people of heard of huntsman spiders and how big they get?

Well…they like to carry their babies around too. So you seen a giant huntsmen and then thousands of babies with her. Creeps me out everytime