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Do You Wanna See Something Really Scary? Quiz


These ten animals may look frightening, or have scary reputations, but they're not dangerous at all. Come have a look!

A photo quiz by LadyCaitriona. Estimated time: 8 mins.
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Time
8 mins
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Quiz #
350,431
Updated
Dec 03 21
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Question 1 of 10
1. The toothsome beast shown here is native to the Indian subcontinent and is the only known surviving species of its taxonomic family. Like other Crocodylia it can grow quite large (the males of the species can reach a length of five meters), but its delicate jaw renders it incapable of eating large mammals. What is it? Hint


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Question 2 of 10
2. This is a manta ray! Manta rays are quite large, reaching seven meters in length and weighing as much as 1,300 kilograms. As cartilaginous fish, rays are closely related to sharks. What dangerous type of ray is the gentle manta sometimes confused with?

Answer: (One Word - common name)
Question 3 of 10
3. Oh gross! Look at that! Is it a spider? Not a true one, although it does belong to the same class of Arachnidae. Is it a scorpion? No, it has only two tagmata. This is a solifugid! Solifugae are desert-dwelling arthropods and are known by many names. Which of the following is NOT a name given to the solifugid? Hint


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Question 4 of 10
4. This furry little guy is a type of lemur native to Madagascar. With its reflective eyes it looks a little bit like something out of a nightmare, and in fact, to the Malagasy people, it is viewed as an omen of death if it is seen in a village. It is often killed on sight. Little wonder, then, that the species was once thought to be extinct. What is the common name for Daubentonia madagascariensis? Hint


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Question 5 of 10
5. Archispirostreptus gigas is one big bug! It's one of the largest millipedes in the world, and can grow to almost 40 centimeters in length. A. gigas is a detritivore, eating mainly decaying plant matter in the wild. In captivity (that's right, people keep them as pets!) they can be fed on small pieces of soft fruits and vegetables. Which continent is home to this many-legged creature? Hint


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Question 6 of 10
6. My goodness! Cover your mouth when you yawn! This shark can be found in boreal to temperate waters around the globe. Growing up to 12 meters in length, it is the second-largest species of fish in the world, and it is one of only three species of shark to feed on plankton. What kind of shark is shown here? Hint


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Question 7 of 10
7. Awww! Isn't he a little darling? No, that's OK--you can keep him over there in his cage! This photograph is of a milk snake (Lampropeltis triangulum), a species of kingsnake native to the Americas. Milk snakes are not venomous; their main defence is in mimicry--colouration that is near to, or mimics, snakes which are more dangerous. Which venomous snake does the milk snake mimic? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Vultures have a very bad reputation, due to the ecological niche they fill as scavengers and carrion-eaters. The word "vulture" is a generic term applied to two groups of scavenging birds that evolved convergently on different parts of the globe (Wikipedia): the Old World vultures of Europe, Africa and Asia, and the New World vultures, or condors, of the Americas. As scavengers, vultures are rarely lethal (rather expected when your food has already conveniently been killed by something else), but they are viewed as harbingers of death. As an Old World vulture, what sense does the griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) rely on to find a tasty carcass? Hint


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Question 9 of 10
9. Pictured here (though I rather wish it wasn't!) is, by mass, the largest spider in the world. Theraphosa blondi can grow up to 170 grams with a legspan reaching 30 centimeters. Arachniphobia--fear of spiders--is often listed as one of the most common phobias to afflict mankind, and just taking a look at T. blondi over there it's easy to see why. However, this species of tarantula, though large, is far from lethal to humans. The venom in its bite is no worse than a sting from a wasp. From which biblical warrior does T. blondi derive its common name?

Answer: (One Word)
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Question 10 of 10
10. Say hello to Desmodus rotundus, the common vampire bat. Vampires are folkloric beings who are known for feeding from the blood of the living, which is a trait shared by D. rotundus. Vampire bats feed mostly on mammals, including humans, but their bites are not generally considered dangerous to human health. Which of the following words describes the specialized diet of D. rotunda? Hint


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1. The toothsome beast shown here is native to the Indian subcontinent and is the only known surviving species of its taxonomic family. Like other Crocodylia it can grow quite large (the males of the species can reach a length of five meters), but its delicate jaw renders it incapable of eating large mammals. What is it?

Answer: Gharial

The gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) is the last of the Gavialidae, and is very close itself to being extinct in the wild. Both the Yacare caiman (Caiman yacare) and the black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) are species of Crocodylia native to South America, and the slender-snouted crocodile (Crocodylus cataphractus) is native to Africa.
2. This is a manta ray! Manta rays are quite large, reaching seven meters in length and weighing as much as 1,300 kilograms. As cartilaginous fish, rays are closely related to sharks. What dangerous type of ray is the gentle manta sometimes confused with?

Answer: Stingray

The most noticeable difference between the two is that the stingray has a sting (barbed, venomous tail) while the manta ray does not, but the stingray is also typically smaller than the manta ray.

There are two species of manta ray currently known: the reef manta ray (Manta alfredi), which is the smaller of the two, and the giant oceanic manta ray (M. birostris) shown here.
3. Oh gross! Look at that! Is it a spider? Not a true one, although it does belong to the same class of Arachnidae. Is it a scorpion? No, it has only two tagmata. This is a solifugid! Solifugae are desert-dwelling arthropods and are known by many names. Which of the following is NOT a name given to the solifugid?

Answer: Clay spider

Solifugae are known variously as camel spiders, sun spiders and wind scorpions. They are closely related to both spiders and scorpions, all three orders being of the class Arachnidae. Unlike their cousins, Solifugae are non-venomous, so they really aren't very dangerous to people, as bizarre as they look.

They do have very strong mandibles, however, so a bite from one would not be very pleasant even if it isn't lethal.
4. This furry little guy is a type of lemur native to Madagascar. With its reflective eyes it looks a little bit like something out of a nightmare, and in fact, to the Malagasy people, it is viewed as an omen of death if it is seen in a village. It is often killed on sight. Little wonder, then, that the species was once thought to be extinct. What is the common name for Daubentonia madagascariensis?

Answer: Aye-aye

Aye-ayes are the largest nocturnal primates in the world. Their long, slender fingers are ideal for pulling insect larvae from trees, but they also feed on nuts and fruits. They are not at all dangerous to humans, although there are many superstitions about them.

It probably doesn't help that in Roman mythology, lemurs, which these animals are named for, were evil spirits of the dead. The incorrect answers are all types of lemurs as well.
5. Archispirostreptus gigas is one big bug! It's one of the largest millipedes in the world, and can grow to almost 40 centimeters in length. A. gigas is a detritivore, eating mainly decaying plant matter in the wild. In captivity (that's right, people keep them as pets!) they can be fed on small pieces of soft fruits and vegetables. Which continent is home to this many-legged creature?

Answer: Africa

The common name for A. gigas is the giant African millipede. Millipedes prefer the dark and can often be found under rotting logs or buried in the ground. The millipede's main defence against predators is its hard exoskeleton, but A. gigas also secretes a noxious substance that can cause allergic reactions of varying severity in humans.

In Canada, a person requires a permit from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to keep certain tropical millipedes as pets.
6. My goodness! Cover your mouth when you yawn! This shark can be found in boreal to temperate waters around the globe. Growing up to 12 meters in length, it is the second-largest species of fish in the world, and it is one of only three species of shark to feed on plankton. What kind of shark is shown here?

Answer: Basking shark

The basking shark's binomial name is Cetorhinus maximus, which means, roughly, "large, nosed marine monster"; the megamouth shark (which, looking at this picture, would be an apt name, indeed!) is actually a different species, Megachasma pelagios. The basking shark, megamouth shark and whale shark (Rhincodon typus) are the three shark species which eat plankton.
7. Awww! Isn't he a little darling? No, that's OK--you can keep him over there in his cage! This photograph is of a milk snake (Lampropeltis triangulum), a species of kingsnake native to the Americas. Milk snakes are not venomous; their main defence is in mimicry--colouration that is near to, or mimics, snakes which are more dangerous. Which venomous snake does the milk snake mimic?

Answer: Coral snake

The main difference in colouration between coral snakes and kingsnakes is the order of the stripes. A common saying, to distinguish between the two, goes: "Red on yellow will kill a fellow; red on black is friend of Jack" (with several variations).

Coral snakes, death adders, mambas and cobras all belong to the Elapidae family of venomous snakes.
8. Vultures have a very bad reputation, due to the ecological niche they fill as scavengers and carrion-eaters. The word "vulture" is a generic term applied to two groups of scavenging birds that evolved convergently on different parts of the globe (Wikipedia): the Old World vultures of Europe, Africa and Asia, and the New World vultures, or condors, of the Americas. As scavengers, vultures are rarely lethal (rather expected when your food has already conveniently been killed by something else), but they are viewed as harbingers of death. As an Old World vulture, what sense does the griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) rely on to find a tasty carcass?

Answer: Sight

New World vultures are able to locate carcasses by smell, but Old World vultures are not highly developed in that sense and must locate their food entirely by sight. Hearing is not particularly useful to scavengers, as their 'prey' don't tend to make a lot of noise!
9. Pictured here (though I rather wish it wasn't!) is, by mass, the largest spider in the world. Theraphosa blondi can grow up to 170 grams with a legspan reaching 30 centimeters. Arachniphobia--fear of spiders--is often listed as one of the most common phobias to afflict mankind, and just taking a look at T. blondi over there it's easy to see why. However, this species of tarantula, though large, is far from lethal to humans. The venom in its bite is no worse than a sting from a wasp. From which biblical warrior does T. blondi derive its common name?

Answer: Goliath

Theraphosa blondi is commonly known as the goliath birdeater spider and can be found in the rainforests of South America. By legspan, T. blondi is the second largest spider in the world, after the giant huntsman spider (Heteropoda maxima).

In 2011 T. blondi defended its "Guinness World Records" title as the largest spider by mass against a challenger, the Hercules baboon spider (Hysterocrates hercules) of Nigeria.
10. Say hello to Desmodus rotundus, the common vampire bat. Vampires are folkloric beings who are known for feeding from the blood of the living, which is a trait shared by D. rotundus. Vampire bats feed mostly on mammals, including humans, but their bites are not generally considered dangerous to human health. Which of the following words describes the specialized diet of D. rotunda?

Answer: Sanguivore

Carnivore is a term applied to any species that subsists on a diet of animal tissue, but there are also terms for carnivores with specialized diets: sanguivores consume blood, and piscivores eat fish. Phytisuccivores and graminivores are types of herbivores, with diets of sap and grasses, respectively.
Source: Author LadyCaitriona

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