What animal(s) do you fear the most eating you alive?

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[Canuckistanian]

1. The Candiru fish

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candiru

[mix]

3. Having your urethra parasitized, a bit milder than being eaten alive. nt

[Richardo]

65. Not sure about that

:scared:

[nadine_mn]

12. I saw that on Cracked.com

fortunately I am not planning on being in the Amazon - yet

[Kali]

2. screw worms

:scared: :puke:


http://www.allaboutworms.com/screw-worms

[mix]

4. good one, horrific nt

[XemaSab]

5. .

:puke:

I think I saw a coyote with those once. I reported it to the rangers, and I hope it was humanely euthanized. :(

[MiddleFingerMom]

9. That's just a rumor -- and...

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[XemaSab]

6. Grizzlies

They can, they will, and there's nothing you can do about it. :(

[mix]

7. In my top three, no doubt. nt

[WinkyDink]

8. Got it with one try, OP! DUN-dun, dun-dun-dun-dun-dundun!

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[WinkyDink]

44. Perspective is all!

[mix]

45. It's not personal. Just food. nt

[MiddleFingerMom]

10. Shoot me.

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[nadine_mn]

11. rats - chewing right through ya

I would hope a larger animal would gnash a major artery so I could at least bleed out

[mix]

13. I wonder if that has ever happened, getting eaten by rats.

I understand the primal fear, but wonder if its even possible. Maybe the Truthbusters (?) can do an episode exploring the topic. Yours is not the first time I've heard someone say this. Freud's "Rat Man" comes to mind (disturbing if you have a rat phobia):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rat_man

[nadine_mn]

18. one of my favorite shows is 1000 ways to die

and they told a story of a guy who was running from police and hid then got stuck in drainage pipe or tunnel. Apparently he blocked the exit for a horde of rats and they chewed through him. That has made me shudder ever since.

[Graybeard]

23. Rats, since reading Orwell's 1984.

Reading Nineteen Eighty-Four as a teen that has been a

constant nightmare.

[flvegan]

15. I live 30 miles from the most beautiful beaches, but I don't go.

Yes, rabid fear of sharks.

[BlueJazz]

37. Geez...I didn't think anybody else was like that. I've gone into the ocean...

(here in Florida) 4 times in my life.
1st time: A crab clamped on my toe.
2nd time: Jellyfish..small one...stung the shit out of me..painful as hell.
3rd time: a sand shark nipped my leg...(fucking thing!)
4th time: Another crap clamping....I swear, I think the first one told his friends I was an easy mark.

NO WAY is this dude EVER going in the ocean. :)

[TZ]

66. You shouldn't be afraid of sharks

There are plenty more other deadly more common critters out there in the ocean...Last time I went snorkeling I got a bit close to one of these fellas....

And yes, I did go back in the water afterwards, but it was awhile later and much farther away...;)

[Twillig]

16. Something slow or incompetent, or by committee

like rats..

I actually want to die by tiger. Bite to the neck. Choke out, bleed out, or broken neck.

(Privately, unknown to all, so the tiger can get off scot free. (in order to kill again!))

EDIT: 'course that invalidates eaten alive by the fact of being eaten dead.

So rats it is.

[petronius]

17. Sharks are most likely for me, considering that several of my core hobbies involve

acting like a sea lion, but I don't really fear it. Velociraptors, however - ever since that damn movie I'm convinced there's a pack of them lurking in the bushes... :scared:

(Also mountain lions - as unlikely as a shark, but I've watched my cats enough to know how much a puma attack would suck.)

[alphafemale]

19. Barney

there's an evil beast lurking behind that insipid grin, as any half-aware parent who's had a preschooler in the past 20 years could tell you. And no one connected to the show will say what happened to the cute little Asian kid with glasses.

And, it would be slow. Like getting gummed to death by Grannie.


Well, if Grannie was a Furry, that is.

[denbot]

20. In order:

Great White Shark, I surf, sea-kayak, and snorkel off the coast of southern California.

Grizzly Bear: I have and will again camp and hike in Grizzly country.

Cougar, and Black Bear: I regularly hike and camp in cougar and black bear country, though my cougar concerns are mainly when we have the kids with us.

Critters never stop me from my activities, but these thoughts often hover in the back of my mind.

[xchrom]

21. there's something about being in the water -- and then wham

your leg is gone -- or a big chunk of you.

:scared:

[VioletLake]

22. I read a story recently about a Chinese man

who--while inebriated and unconscious--had an eel inserted in his hiney as a practical joke. The eel ate through his intestines and killed him in a couple of days.

Then there's the recent story of Charla Nash who almost died from a horrific attack by an adult chimpanzee.

[HopeHoops]

24. A newt.

It would take a HELL of a long time. At least a shark gets things over with quickly.

[Demoiselle]

25. Fleas. nt

[NoGOPZone]

26. Driver ants

I figure a croc, bear or tiger will finish you quick.

[Xipe Totec]

52. Unbelieveable!! Whole gecko rapidly eaten by ants!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3Mt2E1M6dU

[stray cat]

27. Ticks, mosquitos, fire ants, parasites!

[Arugula Latte]

28. Definitely a croc or a gator

To be suddenly snatched from land, pulled into a murky swamp, and crunched mercilessly by dozens of giant teeth while the animal goes into a death spiral ... yeah.

[mix]

35. alligators and crocodiles, I imagine you would spend much time

suffering and in fear between when he/she grabs you and when you finally expire.

my list is complete: 1) sharks 2) grizzlies 3) alligators/crocodiles

[Arugula Latte]

51. It fills me with a primeval terror when I contemplate it.

I've seen gators in the Everglades, and I got this strange sensation of being a helpless piece of prey back in the dinosaur days ...

[mix]

56. and don't forget

that apparently after "they" kill you, they stash your rotting corpse for awhile to make eating nice and soft

[Arugula Latte]

67. Ewww ... Didn't know that lovely detail.

x(

[seabeyond]

29. shark adn bear. equally. bear when hubby takes me into the forest. shark, when hubby wants me in

the ocean. i respect both, and dont want to challenge or be in the way of either

[Iggo]

30. Shark. Bear. Mtn Lion.

SoCal, baby...Yeah!

[mix]

38. I grew up in the mountains and on the beaches too, Santa Barbara...

I'd hear stories of lions every now and then...occasionally someone would get attacked on some SoCal trail, but the sea, if as an avid surfer at the time, always scared me more. The Pacific around SB county, particularly in the northern part near The Ranch and Jalama was always so inky black, you could only see maybe a foot beneath the surface. Then I was able to put it out of mind, not entirely, and surf, but now for some reason the thought is terrifying here in NM.

[Iggo]

40. I used to scare myself shitless, sitting on my board, staring out at the massive ocean...

...and thinking to myself, "Jezzusaychkeeryst. It's all out there, some of it is huge, some wants to eat me, and I can't see none of it. Could be under me right now."

[mix]

57. the massive size and power of the ocean is enough to terrify you,

let alone what swims beneath the surface, but I will always return to the sea

[REP]

31. My cats, when we run out of food

[NickB79]

32. Alien chestburster. nt.

[Orrex]

39. Yeah, you're much better off with a domestic chestburster.

[NickB79]

42. Indeed, the alien ones pop out wearing little sombraros

And those just hurt more.

[Orrex]

48. And then they steal all of our jobs

Where's the numbers-juggling Sheriff Arpaio when we need him?!?

[kimi]

33. I shouldn't have read this thread

Nightmare material, for sure.

But rats, no doubt. I've seen what they can do.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

34. Eric Burdon...legend has it he's eaten all of his former bandmates alive

[Tikki]

54. And I heard he would Spill the Wine that accompanied those meals..

;-)


Tikki

[applegrove]

36. I hate bears. A neighbour's grandson was killed by a rogue bear when I was

a teen.

[txwhitedove]

41. The FB FrontierVille bear when I've exhausted my energy supply

:eyes:

[mix]

43. when he eats you, I wonder how that will feel nt

[Akoto]

46. Giraffes. I have never trusted them. n/t

[mix]

58. the poor things need space

space

[cynatnite]

47. Anaconda...saw Jon Voight get swallowed whole. n/t

[mix]

59. that's another good one, just made my top five nt

[Brother Buzz]

49. A herd of Piranha fish

[tigereye]

50. we were at a b and b at Deep Creek MD and it is the first timer

I ever saw a black bear (any bear for that matter)close up. :scared:

The proprietor of the Inn told us if we saw one to just make some loud noises and it would go away. (it was a young male) I have to say I didn't like seeing a large animal like that close by. How strange to talk about bears in the same way people talk about other common animals.


So I guess I would have to pick bear. :D

[Tikki]

53. The 'plastic toy' lovers in GD...

:wow:

Tikki

[mix]

60. Furries? nt

i guess that is the spelling

[Tikki]

62. No, just those who can't eat a meal without googly eyes..

watching each bite.

Tikki

[stuntcat]

55. beautiful shark picture!

I :heart: sharks :loveya:

I fear humans more than all the rest of the animals! lol I suppose if an animal ever manages to eat me then they deserve the NOMS.

Death by shark does seem horrific }( but then I think the salt water would help some. Maybe Death By Rhinoceros would be the worst. or death by ants.

[mix]

61. A rhinoceros tangle could harsh your mellow

A rhinoceros would probably treat you like an angry bull 10x, tossing you around with its head and trampling you

[Recovered Repug]

63. Are zombies considered animals?

[doc03]

64. Humans and Mosquitoes n/t

[Deep13]

68. ants nt

[dawg]

69. llama

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZUPCB9533Y

[KamaAina]

70. Bears!