I wet myself

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A Whitetip Reef Shark zips close by.

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Scary Animal of the Month.’ See more responses here. I’ve dipped into the archives for this one, which is mostly water shots. What else did you think I meant by the headline? Captions on the photos as usual.

A Devil’s Scorpionfish has poisonous spines and flashes colorful fins to warn off predators.
A Great Barracuda in the waters off Hawaii
Great Barracudas still give me the willies sometimes. They just look mean!
They’re big and scary-looking, but Manta Rays are gentle giants.

And finally, for all you arachnophobes, a lovely Cane Spider.

A cane spider on the Big Island of Hawaii

15 thoughts on “I wet myself”

      1. The Snow Melts Somewhere's avatarThe Snow Melts Somewhere

        Why is it that boys & men adore spiders, my kids would go beserk if they met one like this! Luckily, all we have in Finland are daddy longlegs… although I did read of an invasive species, a flying spider, that has been spotted here last summer. That’s the last thing I need, a flying spider! Except maybe in Halloween…

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    1. Graham's avatarGraham Post author

      If I didn’t know what the manta was, that view would be scary, but I know they’re entirely harmless. Mine is a free site so WordPress may show ads. I don’t see any on my computer or phone, but your experience might be different. It seems like WP has changed a bunch of things lately so that might be causing a change in your experience.

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  3. bushboy's avatarbushboy

    A great collection of the scary creatures of the deep Graham. I too have had a situation when snorkelling and have a shark glide below me. Luckily it was a Port Jackson shark and not dangerous but still…..

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