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Dangerously Weird Animals
Venom, spikes and chemistry you really do not want to mess with — look, don't touch.
13 weird animals on record
Blue-Ringed Octopus
Weirdness 8/10
Cone Snail
Weirdness 8/10
Komodo Dragon
Weirdness 7/10
Cassowary
Weirdness 8/10
Electric Eel
Weirdness 7/10
Honey Badger
Weirdness 8/10
Mantis Shrimp
Weirdness 9/10
Pistol Shrimp
Weirdness 9/10
Assassin Bug
Weirdness 9/10
Giant Squid
Weirdness 8/10
Goliath Birdeater
Weirdness 8/10
Peregrine Falcon
Weirdness 6/10
Secretary Bird
Weirdness 8/10
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“The Blue-Ringed Octopus is smaller than a golf ball, yet one of the most venomous animals in the whole ocean.”
“The Blue-Ringed Octopus fires boiling toxic spray out of its body in rapid machine-gun pulses, up to 500 times a second.”
“The Cone Snail fires a hollow harpoon-shaped tooth loaded with paralyzing venom to spear passing fish.”