The 100 Most Fascinatingly Disgusting Members Of The Animal Kindom

http://www.geekologie.com/2007/01/25/rare-shark.jpg

oh hi

madagascar hissing cockroach GIVES BIRTH

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LbccUVbSRd8/S6y5YaVqNmI/AAAAAAAAGYM/i9ms6opawAE/s1600/madagascar+hissing+cockroach+birth+1.jpg

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ckBlasgNSzg/SWlutinFxHI/AAAAAAAAKnk/t2Gm2HFCMOU/s400/Lamprey+Eel+Mouth.jpg

^^^ already on here @ #4 but deserves reiterating: lamprey eels will fuck you up

also i saw someone mention loa loa & filarial worms are FUCKED UP (google @ yr own risk) but ill rep for roundworms specifically Ascaris lumbricoides:

http://www.thaimedicalnews.com/wp-content/uploads/round-worms.jpg

Ascaris lumbricoides is the giant roundworm of human, belonging to the phylum Nematoda. It is an ascarid nematode responsible for the disease ascariasis in human. It is the largest and most common parasitic worm in humans. A quarter of human population is estimated to be infected by this parasite. Ascariasis is prevalent worldwide and more so in tropical and subtropical countries.

It can reach a length of up to 35 cm

http://www.essiactea.getqanda.com/1-Ascaris%20lumbricoides%20worms.jpg

IN UR BODY EATING UR INNARDS:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOaZCkA8Zvk

PARASITES ARE THE MOST DISGUSTING CREATURES ITS A KNOWN FACT

Yeah - I basically don't like clustered patterns of holes found in fuman/animal flesh. I also HATE lotus seed pods. Weird, I know but they just revolt me.

I am the same way, esp about the lotus seed pods, and I didn't even know it was a thing! Every once in a while i have a really awful dream along these lines the specifics of which I will not divulge here, and even thinking about it makes me kind of queasy and disturbed feeling.

Also, I snortOLed at "spidermerkin.jpg."

I didn't know it was a thing either until a friend told me about how she felt that way and I realized that I wasn't alone! Even just getting a quick glance at some of the images when I googled it for quoting purposes earlier had me nearly crawling out of my skin. *shudder*

uh okay this video of surinam toad giving birth

hxxp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCayq56wHSA

kill it with fire

I tried to do a drawing of my memory of scary fish...he seemed more see-through than this, though.

http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/6972/mysteryscaryfish.jpg

dunno, still reminds me of an anglerfish...

this is a white's tree frog

http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/scienceray/2008/07/01/201653_28.jpg

he has no bones

re: candiru

http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2288/can-the-candir-fish-swim-upstream-into-your-urethra-revisited

ok uh

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7235205.stm

The team recorded footage of a female worm-like amphibian, called a caecilian, allowing her young to peel off and eat her skin.

Scientists have only recently discovered this bizarre parental behaviour.

The female caecilian's skin becomes thicker and more nutrient-rich when she bears offspring.

And the young have specialised teeth for tearing and removing it.

man nature is so fukken gnarly

OK so one fish swam up one dude's dick one time. I guess once is enough though in this instance, huh? HORRIFYING!

Also, I love that tree frog.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LbccUVbSRd8/S7zfGwdAQfI/AAAAAAAAGfg/e9VZpzJa6MI/s1600/Isopods_Playing_Poker.jpg

abbott maybe you are thinking of a dragonfish?

http://diveshoppe2003.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/scaly-dragonfish.jpg

I was totally cool with this topic until y'all broke out the spiders. And the surinam toad giving birth. OH GOD.

ah the worms why the worms #1 evidence of a malicious god imo

Omg I've self diagnosed myself as a trypophobic based on this thread.

I'm crying.

ah the worms why the worms #1 evidence of a malicious god imo

#?. The Tubifex Worm (aka the North Caroloina Sewer Mutant)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcKpx2DxGwY

I keep reading the thread title as "Most Fascinatingly Disgusting Members of Animal Collective"

http://webecoist.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/hagfish-slime.jpg

the hagfish

http://pirosfera.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/hagfish.jpg

the hagfish's trick is exuding loads of mucus-slime to escape predators and clog fish gills to suffocate them. then they tie themselves in knots to scrape the slime off. they are known to eat their prey from the inside out. they have four hearts and two brains and their gametes are released through openings in their digestive system.

That top photo is some Cronenberg shit.

wow hagfish are my new favorite animal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bb2EOP3ohnE

that's so awesome

actually feel like barfing @ a lot of these

especially madagascar hissing cockroach gives birth because i hate cockroaches

jabba the frog commands you to cheer up

http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/scienceray/2008/07/01/201653_28.jpg

he's a one-frog obesity epidemic!!!

i respect any animal whose eyebrows form the upper boundary of its head

Hagfish enters through the anus.

animals are fuckin disgusting, thank you all

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/02/images/060217_kiwi.jpg

spiderbabybackbabybackbabyback

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http://www.cs.purdue.edu/homes/bxd/images/doggie.jpg

Do not be fooled, people. These things EAT THEIR OWN POO.

I waitered at a fine dining restaurant in Chicago in a building in which a major US advertising firm is based. In one of the dining areas they would display enormous prints of ads produced by that firm. For months, there was a wall-sized print of a n@ked m0le r@t for an IL zoo (I think?) above the tables of this expensive seafood restaurant.

Oh dear god, why.

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leaf tailed gekko!

OMFG

I am full of so many conflicting feelings about this animal. Do I want to run away from it? Or do I want to hang out and party with it?

hang around long enough to get the number of it's dealer, then gtfo while you still can i think

rogue apostrophe's are out to g'et me

then gtfogtfkko while you still can i think

scary!

The Madagascar cockroach has become a popular pet because of its hissing sound, large size, and appearance. Their nickname, "hissing cockroach", is due to their ability to force air through the breathing pores (spiracles) found on their abdomen. The Madagascar hissing cockroach is believed to be the only insect that can growl in this exact manner,[1] as most insects that make a "hissing" sound do so by rubbing together various body parts

Coconut crab!

This hermit crab, with its intimidating size and strength, has a special position in the culture of many human societies which share its range. The coconut crab is admired for its strength, and it is said that villagers use this animal to guard their coconut plantations. The coconut crab, especially if it is not yet fully grown, is also sold as a pet, for example, in Tokyo.[35] The cage must be strong enough that the animal cannot use its powerful claws to escape. Should a coconut crab pinch a person, it will not only cause pain, but is unlikely to release its grip.

Thomas Hale Streets reports the following trick, used by Micronesians of the Line Islands, to get a coconut crab to loosen its grip: It may be interesting to know that in such a dilemma a gentle titillation of the under soft parts of the body with any light material will cause the crab to lose its hold.

They're edible!

Thomas Hale Streets had lots of fun using gentle titillation of his under soft parts.

taking one for the team, I delved deep into youtube to bring you back video of a madagascar hissing cockroach giving birth, now excuse me while I search for the melon scooper

hxxp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhOGQINu0lk