The most disturbing animals on the planet

BrokenArts on 1/7/2009 at 19:18

That picture of the Loa Loa worm, I turned away so fast, it made me cringe, and shudder.

I know we've discussed our pets before in the past, people have shown pictures of their snakes, dogs, cats of course. Has anyone ever had a really exotic pet before? If so, what was it? I've had a tarantula, thats as far as I go. Fascinating spider, fun to watch.

SubJeff on 1/7/2009 at 19:55

Eastern green snake which would site around my neck like a necklace for hours at a time:

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And I had loads of these:

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http://flyingbuttresses.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/chameleon3.jpg

Very amusing to watch and friendly unless aggravated. Then they turn into this:

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and that freaks me out. They go black, bloat up and hiss when agitated. shudders And they do bite.

One of my ex-gfs kept a (http://lemur.duke.edu/animals/lesserbushbaby/general.jpg) dwarf bushbaby. This thing was so cute as to be unbelievable. I could watch that thing for hours with a big dumb grin on my face. Oh, here is a youtube vid of baby bush babies: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GN8fs5gn_38&feature=PlayList&p=C929E918E9CF0B8C&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=37) . The dwarf ones look just like this when fully grown.

BrokenArts on 1/7/2009 at 19:59

:eek: !!

I didn't know they did that, interesting, don't piss them off! I love their googly eyes.

demagogue on 1/7/2009 at 20:52

You freaks may be interested in hearing that a new t.v. series on parasitic infections called "Monster Inside Me" is starting this week on Animal Planet (if you get the channel). Apparently they don't skimp on the horrors of having hostile things growing inside of you.

On the other hand...

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The series also offers tips for avoiding the parasites, but they’re distressingly vague and hard to follow: don’t be bitten by insects; don’t drink water; don’t let your children pick things off the ground and put them in their mouths. Like so many docu-reality shows, it leaves you with the notion that the safest thing to do is just to stay on the couch.

LeatherMan on 1/7/2009 at 22:53

The most (http://acidcow.com/pics/2862-weird-japanese-body-modification-18-pics.html) disturbing animal yet! This is but one of many documented odd behaviors... :weird:

LeatherMan on 1/7/2009 at 23:00

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(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcKpx2DxGwY) CHUD splooge or worm cluster perhaps?

Don't know, and I'm not sure I'd want to.

Apparently this is real and is some form of (http://gizmodo.com/5305380/disgusting-sewer-creature-update-its-fing-real) worm cluster.

Harvester on 2/7/2009 at 00:10

Looks like something that belongs in the Body of the Many. :eww:

Scots Taffer on 2/7/2009 at 00:27

Where the hell did you get pets like those, Subjective? South Africa?

june gloom on 2/7/2009 at 00:31

auuuugh those are WORMS?

okay remember what i said about the volcano mount st. fuck?

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Molock on 2/7/2009 at 00:46

Eye-WORM! E-Y-E-W-O-R-M Gnaaaahhhh! VBj34h iobhi b4fk :eek: :eww: :o :(

Now I have found the ultimate reason why I should NEVER(!) travel to africa. Or to any other fucking jungle. No thanks, I love my eyeballs, I still need them and they will not be a warm cosy home for crappy worms.