This is the Creepy Animal Thread

[Liz]

Some say beauty is subjective, others say beauty is found within the person.

well, forget all that and post the pictures of the ugliest and/or dangerous animal species you can find on the internetz

and in order to not have this thread sent into FFtF, post information about them so that it's an educational thread too! 8D loopholes FTW!

i start!

"The Babirusa or pig-deer, Babyrousa babyrussa, is a pig-like animal native to Sulawesi and surrounding islands of Indonesia. The babirusa has usually been classified as a single species in the genus Babyrousa, but recent work suggests that there may be several species, differentiable on the basis of geography, body size, amount of body hair, and the shape of the upper canine tooth of the male. Most experts agree that babirusas are part of the pig family, and are one of the oldest living members of the family, representing a subfamily, Babyrousinae, that branched off from the warthog branch of the pig family (Subfamily Phacochoerini) during the Oligocene or early Miocene."

[Pride]

Promachoteuthis Sulcus

"Promachoteuthis sulcus is a species of promachoteuthid squid. It is distinguished from related taxa on the basis of several morphological features: nuchal fusion between the head and mantle, much larger size of arm suckers compared to club suckers, greater width of tentacle base than arm base, a recessed club base, and the presence of an aboral tentacle groove.

P. sulcus is known from a single specimen caught by the German research vessel R/V Walther Herwig in an open net off Tristan Da Cunha, southern Atlantic Ocean (36°49′S 12°17′W / 36.817°S 12.283°W / -36.817; -12.283 (Promachoteuthis sulcus (only specimen caught))), at a depth of 1750–2000 m."

copypaste from wikipedia

[Nightmare]

The lion's mane jellyfish. According to Wikipedia, "the largest recorded specimen had a bell (body) with a diameter of 2.3 m (7 feet 6 inches) and tentacles 36.5 m (120 feet) long. It was found washed up on the shore of Massachusetts Bay in 1870. This specimen was longer than a blue whale, generally regarded as the largest animal on earth."

To make it creepier:

"A common species, the lion's mane jellyfish is well known to divers for its painful, but seldom fatal stings; they are toxic and can cause severe burns. Most encounters cause only temporary pain and localized redness."

Even if it isn't that large...it can still be pretty creepy. Looks like something that came straight out of a nightmare, hwa hwa.

Edited April 22, 2010 by Robin Mask

[whase]

"Human beings are a disease of the species Homo sapiens, that means they are hairless monkeys. Unique among mammals, humans never reach a natural equilibrium with their environment. They spread to an area and they multiply and multiply, until every natural resource is consumed. Then they spread to another area." (source: uncyclopedia)

(the right one)

[Super Mecha Death Christ]

"Human beings are a disease of the species Homo sapiens, that means they are hairless monkeys. Unique among mammals, humans never reach a natural equilibrium with their environment. They spread to an area and they multiply and multiply, until every natural resource is consumed. Then they spread to another area." (source: uncyclopedia)

(the right one)

Ding ding ding ding ding!!!!

That is the correct answer!

[Strawman]

"The geoduck (pronounced /ˈɡuː.iːdʌk/ "gooey duck"[1]), Panopea generosa, is a species of very large saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Hiatellidae.

The shell of this clam is large and contains small wings, about 15 centimetres (5.9 in) to over 20 centimetres (7.9 in) in length, but the extremely long siphons make the clam itself very much longer than this: the "neck" or siphons alone can be 1 metre (3.3 ft) in length."

"Geoducks are one of the longest-living organisms in the Animal Kingdom. They have a life expectancy of about 146 years, with the oldest recorded at over 160 years. Scientists speculate that the geoduck's longevity is the result of low wear and tear. A geoduck sucks water containing plankton down through its long siphon, filters this for food and ejects its refuse out through a separate hole in the siphon. Adult geoducks have few natural predators, which may also contribute to their longevity. In Alaska, sea otters and dogfish have proved capable of dislodging geoducks; starfish also attack and feed on the exposed geoduck siphon.

Geoducks are broadcast spawners. A female geoduck produces about 5 billion eggs in her century-long lifespan—in comparison, a human female produces about 500 viable ova during the course of her life. However, due to a low rate of recruitment and a high rate of mortality for geoduck eggs, larvae and post-settled juveniles, populations are slow to rebound.[4] In the Puget Sound, studies indicate that the recovery time for a harvested tract is 39 years."

All that is from wikipedia.

[Parrhesia]

The image is massive. And terrifying.

Condylura cristata, or the Starnosed Mole. Really goddamn creepy.

They live in Canada and NE USA.

Star-nosed moles are easily identified by the eleven pairs of pink fleshy appendages ringing their snout which are used as a touch organ with more than 25,000 minute sensory receptors, known as Eimer’s organs, with which this hamster-sized mole feels its way around. Birds and weasels are their predators.

Edited April 23, 2010 by Furetchen

[Icon of Sin]

The candiru is a parasitic freshwater catfish living in the Amazon river, specifically in the Rio Negro. Up to 15 centimeters in length. Their main method of feeding is to go inside the gills of other fishes, deply razor sharp spikes and to feed on the blood. The smaller species have been known to be able to penetrate the human urethra.

[Nightmare]

^Is that the same fish that can go up your urine stream?

[Icon of Sin]

^Is that the same fish that can go up your urine stream?

Yes, that's the one. Definitely looks painful.

[Fox]

Coconut crabs. Google that shit.

[Ϲharlie]

Coconut crabs. Google that shit.

I'll save them some time.

[Ein]

Roaches.

Any kind is freakin creepy.

[Super Mecha Death Christ]

I'll save them some time.

How's that creepy? Crabs are tasty.

[Griulf]

How's that creepy? Crabs are tasty.

Their size.