{"id":31529,"date":"2021-10-28T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-28T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/wildwire\/?p=31529"},"modified":"2021-10-25T13:40:44","modified_gmt":"2021-10-25T17:40:44","slug":"top-ten-big-scary-looking-animals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/top-10\/top-ten-big-scary-looking-animals\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Ten Big Scary Looking Animals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s almost Halloween, and to get you into the season of fright here are some big and terrifying animals! Don&#8217;t worry, most aren&#8217;t dangerous to us, but it&#8217;s fun to take a peek at some big and creepy looking species.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">1) Japanese Spider Crab<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">The largest known arthropod. Adults can reach 4 meters long.<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31531\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-Japanese-Spider-Crab.jpg\" alt=\"Japanese Spider Crab\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-Japanese-Spider-Crab.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-Japanese-Spider-Crab-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">2) Giant Marine Isopod<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">These big carnivorous crustaceans are 19 to 36 cm long.<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31532\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-Bathynomus_giganteus.jpg\" alt=\"Bathynomus giganteus\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-Bathynomus_giganteus.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-Bathynomus_giganteus-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-Bathynomus_giganteus-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-Bathynomus_giganteus-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-Bathynomus_giganteus-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-Bathynomus_giganteus-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">3) Black Flying Fox:<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Australia\u2019s largest bat. Their wingspan is over 1 meter.<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31533\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31533\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31533\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-photo-credit-james-niland-Black_Flying_Fox_Pteropus_alecto.jpg\" alt=\"Black Flying Fox (Pteropus alecto)\" width=\"600\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-photo-credit-james-niland-Black_Flying_Fox_Pteropus_alecto.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-photo-credit-james-niland-Black_Flying_Fox_Pteropus_alecto-575x420.jpg 575w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-photo-credit-james-niland-Black_Flying_Fox_Pteropus_alecto-300x219.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31533\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit James Niland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">4) Goliath Tigerfish<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">They have 32 sharp teeth and can weigh over 49 kg.<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31534\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31534\" style=\"width: 506px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31534\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-photo-credit-gafa-kassim_-jeremy-wade-with-5ft-long-goliath-tigerfish.jpg\" alt=\"goliath tigerfish\" width=\"506\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-photo-credit-gafa-kassim_-jeremy-wade-with-5ft-long-goliath-tigerfish.jpg 506w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-photo-credit-gafa-kassim_-jeremy-wade-with-5ft-long-goliath-tigerfish-355x420.jpg 355w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-photo-credit-gafa-kassim_-jeremy-wade-with-5ft-long-goliath-tigerfish-253x300.jpg 253w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 506px) 100vw, 506px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31534\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit Gafa Kassim<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">5) Emperor Scorpion<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">The largest scorpion. They can weigh up to 30 g.<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31535\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31535\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31535\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-Photo-credit-Josh-More-Emperor-Scorpion.jpg\" alt=\"Emperor Scorpion\" width=\"600\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-Photo-credit-Josh-More-Emperor-Scorpion.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-Photo-credit-Josh-More-Emperor-Scorpion-300x194.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31535\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit Josh More<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">6) Goliath Bird-eating Spider<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">The world\u2019s heaviest spider with legs up to 28 cm long.<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31536\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-goliath-bird-eater-spider-Theraphosa_blondi_1.jpg\" alt=\"goliath bird eater spider Theraphosa blondi\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-goliath-bird-eater-spider-Theraphosa_blondi_1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-goliath-bird-eater-spider-Theraphosa_blondi_1-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-goliath-bird-eater-spider-Theraphosa_blondi_1-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-goliath-bird-eater-spider-Theraphosa_blondi_1-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-goliath-bird-eater-spider-Theraphosa_blondi_1-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-goliath-bird-eater-spider-Theraphosa_blondi_1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">7) Asian Giant Hornet<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">The largest hornet, reaching over 5 cm in length.<\/h2>\n<h1><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31537\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-Waspfeedingonmantis.jpg\" alt=\"Wasp\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-Waspfeedingonmantis.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-Waspfeedingonmantis-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">8) Tarantula Hawk<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">This large wasp hunts tarantulas, which they use to lay their eggs on.<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31538\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31538\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31538\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-Credit-Ian-Morton_tarantual-hawk.jpg\" alt=\"tarantual hawk\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-Credit-Ian-Morton_tarantual-hawk.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-Credit-Ian-Morton_tarantual-hawk-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-Credit-Ian-Morton_tarantual-hawk-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-Credit-Ian-Morton_tarantual-hawk-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-Credit-Ian-Morton_tarantual-hawk-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-Credit-Ian-Morton_tarantual-hawk-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31538\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit Ian Morton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">9) Lion\u2019s Mane Jellyfish<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">The largest known jellyfish, its tentacles can reach up to 60 m long.<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31539\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31539\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31539\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/9-photo-credit-Arnstein-Ronning.-Cyanea_capillata_no.jpg\" alt=\"Lion\u2019s Mane Jellyfish\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/9-photo-credit-Arnstein-Ronning.-Cyanea_capillata_no.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/9-photo-credit-Arnstein-Ronning.-Cyanea_capillata_no-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/9-photo-credit-Arnstein-Ronning.-Cyanea_capillata_no-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/9-photo-credit-Arnstein-Ronning.-Cyanea_capillata_no-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/9-photo-credit-Arnstein-Ronning.-Cyanea_capillata_no-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/9-photo-credit-Arnstein-Ronning.-Cyanea_capillata_no-530x396.jpg 530w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/9-photo-credit-Arnstein-Ronning.-Cyanea_capillata_no-561x420.jpg 561w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31539\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit Arnstein Ronning<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">10) African Giant Millipede<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">The largest species of millipede, growing 8 to 11 inches in length.<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31530\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31530\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31530\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-photo-credit-charles-tilford-African-Giant-Millipede.jpg\" alt=\"African Giant Millipede\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-photo-credit-charles-tilford-African-Giant-Millipede.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-photo-credit-charles-tilford-African-Giant-Millipede-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31530\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit charles tilford<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Which of these animals did you find the scariest? Let us know in the comments!<\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s almost Halloween, so to get you into the season of freight here are some big and terrifying animals!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":46600,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[719,411,931],"tags":[638,256,637],"class_list":{"0":"post-31529","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-halloween","8":"category-top-10","9":"category-all","10":"tag-biggest","11":"tag-halloween","12":"tag-scary"},"pp_force_visibility":null,"pp_subpost_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_force_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_subpost_visibility":null,"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31529","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31529"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31529\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46600"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31529"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31529"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31529"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}