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The natural world is full of wonder.  But there's more to flora, fauna and meteorology than flowers, bunnies and rainbows - as this set of disconcerting images reveals. 

Collated by Bored Panda, these pictures of the natural world illustrate the eerie side of Mother Nature.

And, as you might expect, the curious collection ranges from the creepy to the downright disgusting. It includes a volcanic pit that looks like charred bodies and a dead fox, frozen in a block of ice.

Others show freshly-hatched pythons dividing by colour, sharp-toothed fish, partially-digested insects and a motorway covered in earth following a landslide.

But which are the scariest? And which are the most revolting? 

Brace yourself for some of the most alarming natural occurrences...

 

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This poor fox drowned in a frozen lake and was cut out and placed on display as a warning for people to keep off the ice

 

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Despite appearances, this isn't a bloody claw emerging from the ground. It's actually the aptly-named Devil's Finger Fungus

 

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The Cymothoa Exigua is the stuff of nightmares: A parasite that breaks into a fish's gills before eating its tongue and then replacing it

 

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Mind-boggling: This lizard appears to have grown another foot on its tail

 

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Shut up: A snake shows this white egret who's boss, by tying its beak shut

 

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Creepy: A swarm of wasps has built a formidable nest out of a discarded child's doll