What's the scariest animal?

[Splashee 28,566]

I am scared of angry mooses, and crazy badgers.

[ExplosionMare 18,083]

Pet dogs who aren't cared for well are very scary since they can attack people pretty bad.

Edited May 11, 2022 by ExplosionMare

[Cirrus. 1,090]

A large one cracking twigs and sniffing your head through your tent at 4 in the morning, leaving evidence of drool on the tent for you to find in the morning too...

(Yes, true story. What was it? I don't know and don't think I want to either.)

Edited May 19, 2022 by Cirrus.

[dead account 2,712]

I don't differentiate between humans and other animals (lifeforms), so I say humans are the scariest animal.

[Lunaholic 921]

Wasps. I'm not allergic to them but they are scary when they swarm towards you with their poisonous sting!

On 2022-05-12 at 12:24 AM, ExplosionMare said:

Pet dogs who aren't cared for well are very scary since they can attack people pretty bad.

True. I've been attacked by one just because I happened to walk past its owner's house 

[Evil Pink One 13,507]

11 hours ago, Sven Seelenherz said:

I don't differentiate between humans and other animals (lifeforms), so I say humans are the scariest animal.

Have you met the lion killer?

[ZiggWheelsManning 10,877]

Wolves, they own much of the forest.  

Edited October 17, 2023 by ZiggWheelsManning

[Spark Thunderbass 1,441]

Definitely the Great White Shark, those who've watched Jaws or any other shark movie will know a thing or too on how terrifying they can be, I would hate to encounter one in the water unless if I'm on a boat.

[Xada 420]

Hard to say but there is a lot of weird creepy insects that i don't want to touch me.

[Sonic Shimmer 4,133]

Bears. 900 pounds of pure muscle, teeth and claws. And it can run a heck of a lot faster than you can.

Edited November 27, 2023 by Sonic Shimmer

[Sunset Rose 254]

3 hours ago, Sonic Shimmer said:

Bears. 900 pounds of pure muscle, teeth and claws. And it can run a heck of a lot faster than you can.

God took his time with bears. They can outrun, out swim and out climb people. They have the strongest sense of smell of any animal too, so they would know you're there long before you know they're there. But they're one of my favorite animals, I think most bear species are very cute and very stoic but I would definitely not want to encounter one in person.

 

I think some of the scariest animals are the dangerous ones that are often too small to see. Parasites like ticks and mosquitos, or other small things like spiders that can be taking refuge in your shoes or clothes, protozoan parasites in natural water. Any tiny creatures that can cause you harm. No thank you.

[Winter Storm 250]

I have a genuine phobia of wasps, hornets, and the relatives of those. It's like an evil life form an alien species would drop off on a planet just to torment its residents. Can you imagine what a nightmare a giant one like the cazadors in Fallout would be like? As if those huge Japanese ones weren't scary enough already.

[Iforgotmybrain 5,757]

Octopuses (octopi?) have always kinda creeped me out. Scary smart, huge head with those eyes and then all their long tentacle arms. They have to be some of the most alien looking creatures we have on this planet.