World's Hardest Creature X: NOMINATIONS thread

[Fred Oliver - Legend]

No

Second it please!

Thud.

 

[South East Seagull]

Nominated it last year and took full responsibility for its dismal result.

However, this year could well be the year of the SEAHORSE. The small friendly loveable creature is actually one of the best hunters in the sea. Hard as nails. Deserves a shot.

 

[SUIYHP]

By the same logic shouldn't the seagull be replaced by a specific gull instead - there is no specific bird called a seagull? Or as it is a BHA competition does the seagull get a pass?

Well I guess the seagull that Brightons are most familiar with is the European herring gull, here's a lovely quote on the wiki page:

Once familiar with humans, urban European herring gulls show little hesitation in swooping down to steal food from the hands of humans. During the breeding season, the gulls will also aggressively 'dive bomb' and attempt to strike with claws and wings (sometimes spraying faeces or vomit at the same time) at humans that they perceive to be a threat to their eggs and chicks —often innocent passers-by or residents of the buildings on which they have constructed their nests

To the seagulls credit, they are quite willing to approach and attack people, who are debatably the deadliest creatures on the planet. You have to be pretty hard if you have the guts to spray poo all over them.

 

[Paul Reids Sock]

I would like to nominate The Dung Beetle

They spend their whole life surrounded by SHIT! When they are looking for a mate they don't try very hard because they give her a ball of SHIT. But they can push ball of shit that weighs up to 1.141 their body weight which is the equivalent of a human moving 80 TONS! They are also tiny astronomers. Scientists observing beetle behaviour in South Africa now think that they find their way back and forth to their nest by using the Milky Way to navigate.

That's not really hard is it? Other than being strong that could be a bloke from Croydon with a half eaten box of Celebrations at home

 

[Simster]

I am a massive SHARK fan, but I have a mate (Brighton fan as it happens) who recently went diving in Florida and dived CAGELESS with both Bull sharks and Tiger sharks and he wasn't eaten. For that reason, I can't nominate either.

 

[pasty]

I am a massive SHARK fan, but I have a mate (Brighton fan as it happens) who recently went diving in Florida and dived CAGELESS with both Bull sharks and Tiger sharks and he wasn't eaten. For that reason, I can't nominate either.

I nominate [MENTION=232]Simster[/MENTION] 's mate. Cageless shark diving sounds pretty hard to me

 

[Simster]

I nominate [MENTION=232]Simster[/MENTION] 's mate. Cageless shark diving sounds pretty hard to me

Seconded.

First time, he actively went looking for Bulls to feed and found them. His FB feed includes this pic of a bull shark taking half a fish almost from his hand. Considering bulls are responsible for more shark attack deaths than any other (because they swim up large rivers in murky water as they can swim in both sea and fresh water), I thought he was a bit of a tit. Three days later he went looking to swim with lemon sharks and a fking MASSIVE tiger shark came to investigate.

 

[Hillian1]

I nominate [MENTION=232]Simster[/MENTION] 's mate. Cageless shark diving sounds pretty hard to me

I'll second [MENTION=232]Simster[/MENTION] s mate

 

[Fred Oliver - Legend]

Seconded.

First time, he actively went looking for Bulls to feed and found them. His FB feed includes this pic of a bull shark taking half a fish almost from his hand. Considering bulls are responsible for more shark attack deaths than any other (because they swim up large rivers in murky water as they can swim in both sea and fresh water), I thought he was a bit of a tit. Three days later he went looking to swim with lemon sharks and a fking MASSIVE tiger shark came to investigate.

No need for this years tournament. We have a WINNER!

 

[LlcoolJ]

I am a massive SHARK fan, but I have a mate (Brighton fan as it happens) who recently went diving in Florida and dived CAGELESS with both Bull sharks and Tiger sharks and he wasn't eaten. For that reason, I can't nominate either.

Bet he wouldn't do that with a GRATE white SHARK though.

 

[Simster]

Bet he wouldn't do that with a GRATE white SHARK though.

We should probably nominate the bloke who was IN the cage when this happened:

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[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

Nominations close in ONE HOUR. This is your last chance to get a beast into the finals.

 

[South East Seagull]

If nobody seconds the seahorse i really will have lost faith in humanity.

 

[Marty McFly]

I'll second the racer snake if not already done.

 

[MattBackHome]

If nobody seconds the seahorse i really will have lost faith in humanity.

Go on then. I'll give it a 2nd.

 

[Stumpy Tim]

If nobody seconds the seahorse i really will have lost faith in humanity.

Seconded

 

[Stumpy Tim]

In Attenboroughs own words, "The killer of killers"

If Attenborough says that, it's got to have a shot this year. Exciting times for the jaguar

I'll second the Mantis Wasp

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

***NOMINATIONS OVER***


The Competitiors

Ramazzottius Varieornatus*
Polar Bear
Chinstrap Penguin
Jaguar
Honey Badger
Walrus
Northern Goshawk
Salt Water Croc
Desert Long Eared Bat
Siberian Tiger
Cassowary
Grasshopper Mouse
Bulldog Ant
Bullet Ant
Shrew
Tarantula Hawk
Wolverine
Malayan Sun Bear
Tasmanian Devil
Orca
Mantis Shrimp
Komodo Dragon
Alligator Snapping Turtle
Praying Mantis
Cape Buffalo
Least Weasel
Emperor Penguin
Black Mamba
Seagull
Mongoose
Giraffe
Hippo
Brazilian Wandering Spider
Human
Mantis Wasp
Racer Snake
Insatiable Hairy Frogfish
Black Rhino
Seahorse

The competition proper will start on Monday. There will be four groups with the top four in each progressing to the second round. From the second round onwards it will be straight head to head contests. Each contest will last for 48 hours.

It's a competition about hardness and the many factors that go into making something hard. Get ready, your beasts will need you if they are to thrive.


*The Ramazzottius Varieornatus is a form of Tardigrade. It was brought to my attention that the Tardigrade is not actually a beast but a phylum(i.e class of beast) rather than a single beast. The R.V is a single species of Tardigrade and has been nominated to take the place of the phylum Tardigrade.

 

[anything_but_honey_badger]

This seems like a good time to post this video of the deadly, vicious, oh-so-hard honey badger being held for 2 minutes by, umm, a weedy bloke in his garden. Mind you, I have to concede that he is using specialist protective clothing and equipment - comprising....a T-shirt and shorts.

"Have a look at how long and tough his claws are. They're used mostly for...digging"

World's Hardest Creature? You're having a laugh.

Try doing that with a mantis shrimp - it'd knock your finger clean off.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

This seems like a good time to post this video of the deadly, vicious, oh-so-hard honey badger being held for 2 minutes by, umm, a weedy bloke in his garden. Mind you, I have to concede that he is using specialist protective clothing and equipment - comprising....a T-shirt and shorts.

"Have a look at how long and tough his claws are. They're used mostly for...digging"

World's Hardest Creature? You're having a laugh.

Try doing that with a mantis shrimp - it'd knock your finger clean off.

I will post my annual picture of the cuddly honey badger.