RekNepZ
GMC Historian
So, when I was 10, I went to Florida with my family. On one of the last days, we visited a beech on Sanibel Island (not to be confused with Pokemon's "Cinnabar Island") near Fort Myers. I was about waist-deep in the water when I felt something in the sand. Thinking it was a rock, I picked it up, only to find that it was a FREAKING ANIMAL! A sand dollar to be exact. I was shocked, but I threw the thing back in the water and kept swimming. A few minutes later, I screamed as I picked up another! Avoiding the ground, I rushed back to shore where I stayed for the remainder of our time there.
Note that this horror has MOVED!
My family, friends, and even myself found it hilarious how scared I was and wouldn't let me forget it for years. Over time, though, the fear faded and it was a while before I thought of those terrifying creatures from hell...
...until last night.
For some reason, I found myself curiously looking up images of large starfish. What I found still gives me shivers.
Which also reminded me of sea cucumbers
They can also turn their stomachs inside-out
sea lilies
no Google Chrome, I do NOT mean "sea lollies"
and sea urchins
Searching on Google Images also came up with this image:
Adding some space here so I don't have to look at this while typing the rest
There. That should do it
These things maybe seem primitive but, here's the scary part, they're not! Echinoderms are the closest relative to, and direct ancestors of, vertebrates. Our closest relatives aren't the intelligent mollusks or even pesky insects. They're these strange things that don't even seem living until you learn that they're VICIOUS PREDATORS!
BAD PATRICK!
So am I alone in being afraid of these, or am I just crazy? Does anyone else have strange fears like this? I want to know.
Note that this horror has MOVED!
My family, friends, and even myself found it hilarious how scared I was and wouldn't let me forget it for years. Over time, though, the fear faded and it was a while before I thought of those terrifying creatures from hell...
...until last night.
For some reason, I found myself curiously looking up images of large starfish. What I found still gives me shivers.
Which also reminded me of sea cucumbers
They can also turn their stomachs inside-out
no Google Chrome, I do NOT mean "sea lollies"
Searching on Google Images also came up with this image:
Adding some space here so I don't have to look at this while typing the rest
There. That should do it
These things maybe seem primitive but, here's the scary part, they're not! Echinoderms are the closest relative to, and direct ancestors of, vertebrates. Our closest relatives aren't the intelligent mollusks or even pesky insects. They're these strange things that don't even seem living until you learn that they're VICIOUS PREDATORS!
BAD PATRICK!
So am I alone in being afraid of these, or am I just crazy? Does anyone else have strange fears like this? I want to know.