Nothing hurts more than understanding that the pretty stuff in nature is oftentimes the most grave .

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

2.Beware of the scroll.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

9.I think I found theJurassic Parkescapee.

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

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?

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

13.We love a femme fatale queen.

14.Ah, yes, just one ofwho knowshow many deep sea giants.

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

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

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

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a multicolored creature with tentacles

a spider in someone's door handle

A harpy eagle showing its claws

a succulent plant with lips

an alligator

a large moth

An anglerfish

a fish with a disappointed face

a person holding a large black reptile

a multicolored creature

A creature with gold, glittery hair

An alligator with human-like eyes

A sea creature half above and half below the water

Closeup of a sea creature

Closeup of a plant with teeth

a spider web with a big black hole in the center

a creature with a bunch of circular teeth