34 Real Creatures More Terrifying Than Any Work of Fiction

Who needs fiction when most animals on this planet are scarier than any made-up creature? Spiders spinning 80-foot webs, crabs that break open coconuts and manatees fill our nightmares. We know what you’re thinking: manatees? The gentle cows of the sea? Well, yes — they fart. A lot. In fact, they fart to control their buoyancy. Now, can you imagine a 1,000-pound manatee ripping fatties all day? 

Anyway, here are 34 real animals that could be the stars of their own horror franchise…

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