31 Eerie Photos That Show Us How Scary Nature Can Be – These Photos Will Humble You
Camping in the great outdoors can be an extremely fun year-round activity—as long as you're properly prepared for it. Although, any experienced camper will tell you that regardless of how much you prepare, nature can still intervene to mess up your day.
These images are sure to make you think twice before grabbing your pack and heading to the woods or lake. At the very least, maybe other people's misfortunes will help you avoid similar ones.
Always Check Under Your Tent Flaps Before Zipping Up
One camper got a nasty surprise when they lifted up their tent flap to zip it closed for the night.
Thankfully they spotted the spider before it was sealed in the tent with them for an uncomfortable sleepover.
Crabs Invade Campsite
During the blue crab mating season, hordes of crabs will migrate to their spawning location.
Sometimes their path brings them into contact with unsuspecting people, like these campers hanging out on their campsite as it is invaded by the crustaceans.
Nothing Like Pooping In The Great Outdoors
If doing your business in the bush isn't for you, then neither is camping.
This make-shift redneck toilet is a bucket and toilet seat attached to the trailer hitch of a truck. How do they decide who has to change the garbage bag?
Chipmunk Had No Chance
Hanging out around the fire and feeding peanuts to chipmunks is all fun and games until Chippy meets the giant black rat snake that's been watching him all day.
This poor little chipmunk didn't stand a chance against the large constrictor.
Man Is Allergic To The World
This poor guy's immune system is not on his team.
In a needle prick test used to determine local allergens, this man reacted to every single one. It's probably best for him to simply avoid going outdoors ever again.
Always Remember Your Tent Pegs
This person was able to snap a picture of the exact moment they realized the importance of hammering tent pegs into the ground.
Here's hoping they were able to retrieve their sleeping quarters in one piece before night fell.
Bear Prints Outside The Tent In The Morning Are Not A Good Sign
This person's own shoe print was tread over by a bear in the middle of the night, immediately outside their tent opening.
An ominous reminder that something on the campsite smelled good enough for the bear to come check out.
A Tarantula Hawk Wasp Eats A Huntsman Spider
Somehow the giant Australian huntsman spider is the least scary part of this image.
Adequately named, the tarantula hawk wasp carries the large dead spider away to enjoy its meal.
Requirements For Sleeping: Must Be Able To Swim
While setting yourself afloat in a tent might eliminate some land-related risks, it certainly introduces a couple more water-related ones.
If you try this method, remember an anchor. And pray for calm weather.
Pooch Vs. Porcupine
This poor dog learned a seriously painful lesson when it dove face-first into the quill side of a porcupine.
Always remember to keep your pups close or leashed when you're in the woods to avoid this type of injury and an emergency trip to the vet.
Beware Of Stealthy Bear
These campers and their dog are completely oblivious to the massive threat that's creeping up behind them from the back corner of the picture.
Let's hope they brought bear spray, and that the camera isn't the only thing to have noticed the beast lurking in the background.
The Last Tree You'd Ever Want To Fall Down
This tree is a physical representation of putting up emotional barriers.
The massive spikes protruding from the trunk are sure to keep anything and everything away from this prickly giant.
Camouflage Spiders Are Scarier Than Visible Ones
This camouflaged wrap-around spider is pressed flat against a branch.
The branch is about the perfect size to lean on for a quick water break on your hike...
Bear-Proof Everything Or They Will Come
If bears are a risk when camping, it's absolutely crucial to lock up food and garbage.
If not, a hungry bear will comfortably stroll right into your campsite and take whatever it pleases. That could include your dog, so always beware!
Lampreys Live In Freshwater Lakes, Not Outer Space
Even though these creepy sea worms look like eels, they're neither. The lamprey fish is often confused for an eel because of its long, snake-like body. Unlike eels, these fish hang out in freshwater lakes.
But really, the lake is warm, come dip your feet in!
That's A Long Hike Up To Get The Tent Back
In case the first flying tent wasn't enough to scare you into remembering to pack tent pegs, this tent soaring for a sheer rock face might help.
The original poster said it was a long and dangerous hike up the cliffs to retrieve the tent. Good thing there wasn't a little dog in there when the wind picked up.
You Can Avoid Camping, But You Can't Avoid Nature
Never heard the coyote cry around a campfire, or listened to a pack take down prey in the distance?
Don't worry, if you live close enough to the outskirts of a city, the coyotes may come to you. This one seems like it may have snatched up someone's pet cat to take back home with it.
There Are Land Pigs, And Then There Are Sea Pigs
The "sea pig" is a sea cucumber found in the deepest and darkest depths of the ocean.
We're used to horror shows down there, but this little cucumber is pink, adorable, and scuttling right into our hearts. Just don't try and make bacon with it.
This Ant Is The Waterboy For Its Entire Nest
This big booty Judy is the "honeypot" ant.
This ant is essentially the waterboy for the colony since it will drink as much fluid as possible so when other ants get tired they can have water on tap. The "tap" is this ant vomiting.
Mother Finds A Butterfly In The Making
The eye socket of this skull is now home to a butterfly-to-be. I wonder why it chose to rest here and not somewhere a little safer.
That head could get taken at any moment.
Would You Swim Here?
The water here looks really blue, but the cave monster looks a bit creepy. How did the rocks form into such a perfect face?
There's probably some hidden treasure in there.
Teeth In A Squid's Suction Cup
People who have no knowledge of how suction cups work probably never knew that there are teeth in them.
As scary as it might seem, this is still nature at its coolest and most interesting. Just keep the squids away from me.
This Bird Wasn't Ready
Someone said they heard some noise on their roof and this was it. Nature battling it out on your roof like this seems pretty intense.
How do you sleep at night?
The Way Into The Spider-Verse
If you wanted some spider powers or needed to find the spider-verse entrance, here is it. All you have to do is get permission from this treacherous wolf spider guarding the front.
Maybe it's best to stay away. Nobody needs spider powers that much.
The Menacing Black Heron
What makes these things so menacing? Well, it has to deal with the way they hunt, which is pretty clever.
This bird creates a shady spot that tricks the fish into revealing themselves.
Burn It Down
If you want to talk about something gross, pull this image up. Those worms range from large to tiny, but they're all over the place.
That thing needs to get burned as soon as possible. Looking at this might give you the creeps, but you'll be okay.
That's A Sawfish
Swimming in places that have things like this in the water needs to be illegal. Even if you're on a boat, you shouldn't be allowed near anything that can slice you in half by turning its head.
That saw is longer than Pinocchio's nose, and it doesn't have a conscience. You're as good as gone if you get in the way of that.
Let The Lava Flow...Away From Us
You've heard about lava, but have you ever been up close and personal to it? It's pretty powerful stuff that can pretty much go through anything.
The greenery here stands no chance against those flames and that heat. One touch and the whole bush might dissolve.
Boney M Would Like This Puffer Fish Skeleton
This skeleton of a puffer fish shows just how crazy the bone structures of fish can get.
These bones expand and contract with the fish to make its outer shell dangerous at all times. This is one fish we wouldn't like to debone.
Taken just moments after the antler shed.
Moose (meese?) are clearly some tough customers. This fellow's photo was taken right after his antler shed and it came off. Is he crying? No, this is just another day to him.
That blood is from little bits of dried skin around the pedicle that was attached to the antler.
This Chameleon Isn't Alive
Chameleons are already kind of creepy. They move really slow, they can change colors so you never really know what is going on with them, and they have those crazy eyes that can look two directions at once.
They're so creepy that you might not even realize that this chameleon is dead. It was mummified in place thanks to the burning sun of the tropics.
