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World's Hardest Creature X: NOMINATIONS thread
- Thread starter Garry Nelson's Left Foot
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Fred Oliver - Legend
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i second the salt water croc.
The cassowary is shittest animal ever* to feature in this esteemed competition. It is a bird. It once got angry and had it's picture taken. The whole wide internet world contains ONE photo of it acting remotely hard. It is shithouse.
*except the honey badger
m20gull
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What!? It's the honey badger's year, polar bear or no polar bear.
MattBackHome
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- Jul 7, 2003
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Excellent point.
Pevenseagull
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- Jul 20, 2003
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Fair enough, in that case I nominate Ramazzottius varieonatus
Uh_huh_him
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- Sep 28, 2011
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Seconded.
Paul Reids Sock
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My first year of actually nominating but this creature is too mental not to be nominated
Bulldog Ant
Yes it's an Ant - but it holds a world record for being head mental and despite it's size has killed humans
http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/most-dangerous-ant
'In attack it uses its sting and jaws simultaneously. There have been at least three human fatalities since 1936, the latest a Victorian farmer in 1988.
The bull dog ant earned its name because of its ferocity and determination during an attack. It is extremely aggressive and shows little fear of human beings, stinging a number of times in quick succession and therefore injecting more venom with each bite. In an attack, the ant will hold on to its victim with long, toothed mandibles, curl its body underheath and thrust its long barbless sting into the skin. On a few occasions this sting has been enough to kill adults within 15 minutes.'
Bulldog Ant
Yes it's an Ant - but it holds a world record for being head mental and despite it's size has killed humans
http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/most-dangerous-ant
'In attack it uses its sting and jaws simultaneously. There have been at least three human fatalities since 1936, the latest a Victorian farmer in 1988.
The bull dog ant earned its name because of its ferocity and determination during an attack. It is extremely aggressive and shows little fear of human beings, stinging a number of times in quick succession and therefore injecting more venom with each bite. In an attack, the ant will hold on to its victim with long, toothed mandibles, curl its body underheath and thrust its long barbless sting into the skin. On a few occasions this sting has been enough to kill adults within 15 minutes.'
Garry Nelson's Left Foot
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Hmmm, this is a good point. The Tardigrade has been a previous competitor but I'd never realised that it was a group of animals rather than a single distinct one. I'm minded to let it enter as it's previously competed and has no real chance of winning. If any other phyla get nominated then they will not be allowed entry.
That's my decision and it's final. Unless the majority want the Tardigrade out then like Donald Trump I'll clean house of the alien buggers.
JCL - the new kid in town
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- Aug 23, 2011
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I nominate the shrew.
It takes on snakes and scorpions despite being pretty much blind. Its signature death move is skull crushing and whilst it has venom, it doesn't often use it to kill.
It takes on snakes and scorpions despite being pretty much blind. Its signature death move is skull crushing and whilst it has venom, it doesn't often use it to kill.
martin tyler
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- Jan 25, 2013
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I 2nd the polar bear if it's not already done
mattislost
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- Dec 12, 2011
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seconded
Sounds fantastic. Seconded.
highflyer
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I nominate the Least Weasel
The world’s smallest carnivore is also the most ferocious hunter, pound for pound. Weighing only a few ounces and measuring around 20 centimeters, the unbelievably aggressive, hamster sized Least Weasel is capable of killing a European Rabbit up to five times its own size. With the immense size difference, the tiny beast appears more like a parasite than a predator as it latches onto the neck of its larger prey items and drains blood from the jugular vein. The Least Weasel will also kill any small bird, amphibian or mammal it encounters with a bone-crushing bite. The same ferocity may utilized in territorial defense.
The world’s smallest carnivore is also the most ferocious hunter, pound for pound. Weighing only a few ounces and measuring around 20 centimeters, the unbelievably aggressive, hamster sized Least Weasel is capable of killing a European Rabbit up to five times its own size. With the immense size difference, the tiny beast appears more like a parasite than a predator as it latches onto the neck of its larger prey items and drains blood from the jugular vein. The Least Weasel will also kill any small bird, amphibian or mammal it encounters with a bone-crushing bite. The same ferocity may utilized in territorial defense.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdraXh9Jhwc&feature=youtu.be&t=80
If Froggy was much bigger, nobody would go into the sea!
If Froggy was much bigger, nobody would go into the sea!