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horrors of evolution: the 10 freakiest animals of speculative biology
Topic Started: Nov 22 2010, 05:34 PM (2,496 Views)
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http://io9.com/5695323/the-horrors-of-evolution-10-freakiest-animals-of-speculative-biology/gallery/?skyline=true&s=i
So what do you think of their selections?
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They seem rather fine to me.
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Are you plausible?

I don't really understand the inclusion of the coneater. I mean, what makes it so creepy? Wrinkles? Carrot tail?
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I don't really understand the inclusion of the coneater. I mean, what makes it so creepy? Wrinkles? Carrot tail?
they think it looks like a penis!
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I don't see what's wrong with this.
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It looks like a bipedal naked mole rat to me, but I wouldn't call it creepy.
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We need to make our own list with member created creatures.
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Dinosaurs eat man, woman inherits the Earth.

What would we judge it on? Horrific as in "disgusting" or horrific as in "implausible"?
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Haha I was thinking frightening, scary and horrific like the xenomorph from the alien movies, but implausible could work as well :rolleyes: . Well, should we do it?
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Are you plausible?

I personally think focusing on horrific creatures would be a friendlier activity than picking out the So Badly Thought Up It's Creepy Awards.
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We should also make a rule that NOTHING FROM SNAIAD IS ALLOWED! Oherwise the whole list would be filled with it.
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Yeah we all enter nominees and stuff...

They missed out the most freaky shizzle from all tommorows which i loved despite the giant genitals
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You're right. Though, again, they probably could have filled the whole list just with creatures by Nemo Ramjet.
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My Bone virus would out take all of them! It brings back the frakken dead! And not just your avarge 'must eat flesh' zombies, but thinking, 'living' zombies! TAKE THAR RESIDENT EVIL AND DAWN OF THE DEAD!!! x3 Thay needed those freaky vines from The Ruins...if they even TOUCHED you you would die. I guess they release tiny seeds into you on touch and then proceeded to 'eat' you alive.
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