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naturewantstoeatyou:

The leatherback turtle eats your soul jellyfish and the backward-pointing spines in its mouth help to keep its prey from slipping out. They go all the way down its gullet.

Image sources: TYKIWDBI and NOAA

Announcing the new Tumblr Terrifying Animal Mouths … it’s terrifying. And animal mouths.

Nature will eat you SO HARD.

Source: naturewantstoeatyou

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    Such a beautiful creature.
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    that is terrifying.
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    :< so much teeth
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    IT WILL EAT YOUR SOUL.
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    Can you find this on Tatooine and has anyone ever had to walk the plank into it as punishment?
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    Scary, really scary.
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