Many scary-looking animals, like the basking shark, giant huntsman spider, aye-aye, vampire bat, gharial, coconut crab, ...

A close up of the great American Alligator in Black Bayou National reserve in North East Louisiana.© SomervilleArts/Shutterstock.com From frozen mountain ranges to ...

There are some animals with names so horrifying that they sound pulled straight out of a horror novel. Such scary animals, ranging from deadly poisoners to sea monsters, are often more scary by name ...

The deep ocean can be a scary place, and our fears of what's lurking down there are usually justified. For every awe-inspiring discovery scientists make, it seems ...