If You See This on the Ground, Don't Pick It Up!

you're walking along the riverbank it's quiet safe for the water's peaceful burbling the hot georgia sun beats down on your neck that's when you notice something strange on the ground looks like a quarter-sized black coin with a weird pattern on it you bend over for a closer look is it a coin this thing looks like an ancient seal with a symbol carved in it it's probably from some long-lost civilization you could sell it and make a fortune you crouch down on one knee to pick up your new found treasure as soon as your finger touches it you pull your hand back as fear wells in your gut it's hairy you go to pick it up again digging your nails in the dirt around it to pull it out of the ground that's when it moves your heart jumps in your throat it's pounding so hard you can feel it in your head the fear turns to horror when the coin wiggles its way out of the ground it's no ancient treasure it's a huge spider a ravine trapdoor spider to be precise this hard coin looking growth on the back of its body serves as a shield the eight-legged terrors burrow into the ground and plug it like a cork so hungry enemies can't get to them or you know giant confused humans like you the spider is venomous but its bite isn't toxic to humans who lucky you but i didn't say you wouldn't feel it best stay away from those sizeable pincer-like fangs ow well so much for your riches perhaps fortune awaits you in mexico's baja california peninsula you're walking on dried up ground when you notice a long white stripe up ahead you get closer oh looks like a super long worm you think to yourself but it doesn't move like any worm you've ever seen that's when you see it has arms and a head this pale creature with black beady eyes is a mexican mole lizard it lives in the ground where all its dinner of insects and termites hang out it rarely comes out so you're pretty lucky to have seen this bizarre reptile now you're in a rain forest in northeastern australia ahead half hidden among the trees you notice something large and round this mysterious figure lying on the ground is covered in black hair at first you think it's a bear curled up sleeping but that wouldn't make any sense there are no bears down under you're getting closer when a twig snaps under your foot the thing hears you and springs to its legs it turns to you and you now see this is a bizarre and beautiful bird that black hair is actually a thick coat of long fine feathers this formidable foul has a bright blue head with a large horn on top it stands on two powerful legs with a dagger-like claw on each foot that can be as long as your hand take away those feathers and you might mistake this thing for a velociraptor but it's actually a cassowary the most dangerous bird in the world it could jump straight over your head if it wanted to definitely high enough to kick you in the chest and its blows are strong enough to break bone not to mention that claw that can cut through anything like butter this bird was made to hunt and avoid being hunted don't even consider running away not unless you too can sprint over 30 miles per hour diving into that lake over there won't save you either this bird is an excellent swimmer best just to back away slowly and hope it doesn't come after you another creature that proves it's best to keep your hands to yourself is the panda ant the naming is obvious it's black and white and furry like the beloved bamboo chewing bear this furry little bugger lives in the forest of chile but don't go to pet this fluffy little ant what you're looking at is no ant at all it's a species of wasp that black and white coloring serves one purpose to warn others of this insect's powerful sting and if that doesn't make you back away the wasp will let out a squeaking sound it sounds cute to us humans but it means a painful sting is around the corner these insects are loners they don't live in colonies and don't have nests they're also parasites a female panda ant lays eggs next to the larvae of another insect then the hatch babies use these larvae as food surely you've seen bugs that look like leaves and twigs but what about a creature that looks like a beautiful orchid you can find this fragrant flower in the forest or a green field among other plants but make sure that's a flower you're leaning in toward the smell if it's not you risk being bitten by a praying mantis the orchid mantis is nearly impossible to distinguish among the flowers it has pink white coloring with legs and claws that look identical to little petals it uses its resemblance to the plant to hide from predators and hunt insects that love these flowers a butterfly or a bee flies up to the flower when one of the petals starts moving the unsuspecting meal might take it as simply the wind but then the petal turns into a sharp claw that suddenly grabs the insect now imagine you're in the jungles of costa rica you notice a brown snake sitting on a tree branch in front of your face the snake looks like it's about to strike wow you want to run away as far as possible but notice that this snake is unusually short and it doesn't lash out at you you wait but the snake keeps staring at you it doesn't even hiss lucky for you it'll never bite because it's not a snake but a caterpillar the hawk moth caterpillar can change the shape of its body to look like a menacing serpent this easily scares away any hungry foes the coloring and pattern on the skin imitates a snake scales and eyes this insect also knows how to move like a reptile a master of disguise this one let's get out of the hot jungle and head to central europe you're in the middle of a sunny green meadow colorful flowers bloom around birds sing and bees buzz by among the bees some are not what they seem you'd hardly be able to distinguish the imposters but if you look really closely you'll see the golden bee fly moving through the air it looks like a bumblebee but it's the buzzer's biggest enemy the golden beef fly sneaks into bee nests and lays eggs there its larvae hatch and feed on the bees and flower nectar the yellow and black coloring allows the intruder to go undetected the whole time the camouflage also keeps enemies away nothing would touch this fly if it thinks it'll get a bumblebee sting the next spot on your journey is the rainforest in southern thailand now be extra careful and watch your step not because the next animal is poisonous or bites but because you might actually step on it the leaves from the trees have fallen and turned a gray brown hue among these leaves it's tough to distinguish the malaysian horned leaf frog its body shape coloring and especially those pointy growths coming out above its eyes all allow this amphibian to hide perfectly among the fallen foliage this frog can sit for hours in one place waiting for its next meal to come close enough to now you're in a garden you see a beautiful bright flower and a small bird hovering near it the bird flaps its wing so quickly you can hardly see them and that long needle-like beak makes you immediately assume you're looking at a hummingbird but as soon as you get closer you realize this is not a bird but an insect fortunately the hummingbird hawk moth isn't venomous and doesn't sting it's just a lovely little creature that decorates the garden with its presence many people even grow plants rich in nectar to attract these moths hey that's an idea

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Length: 8min 29sec (509 seconds)

Published: Sat Dec 05 2020