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[–] FinishingDutch@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

Bats. Some species really look like adorable little sky kittens. But they are also significant disease carriers, ranging from rabies to ebola. Bats themselves have evolved to be immune to things that can kill us and other animals.

It’s why you should never, EVER touch a bat. Just don’t.

[–] muntedcrocodile@lemm.ee 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Drop bears. Or maybe baby hoop snakes.

[–] whotookkarl@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Tree lobsters?

[–] HipsterTenZero@dormi.zone 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Bees. They're little fluff fairies who love flowers but they exist in the same space in my subconscious as roaches and hornets.

[–] Stalinwolf@lemmy.ca 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I flipped on bees a few years back and stopped being afraid of them altogether. I get relatively close to them now while weeding my garden and they pay me no mind. Wasps and hornets will always be enemies, but I won't air my true thoughts on them, as the last time I did on Lemmy I was downvoted greatly and reviled.

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[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 6 points 5 months ago (3 children)

A human child.

There’s no other animal I can become an instant villain for being close to. Being close to a human child is legally and socially dangerous.

[–] cosmicrookie@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I don't think that OP meant 'close to' the same way you do

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[–] TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago (6 children)

What terrifies you about them?

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[–] bi_tux@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

a brown- or polar bear

[–] Peddlephile@lemm.ee 5 points 5 months ago

Blue ringed octopus. Tiny but deadly.

[–] Kimdracula@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 months ago

A dog probably.

[–] Semjaza@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 5 months ago

Classically cute: an otter.

Quick with a mean bite. And can be very ferocious and territorial, even against humans.

[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 3 points 5 months ago

Any member of the weasel family

[–] yesman@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Beaver. If you know, you know.

[–] smeenz@lemmy.nz 5 points 5 months ago (3 children)
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