20+ things and phenomena that are both creepy and interesting to look at (30 photos)

Our world is full of things and phenomena that at first glance are frightening and terrifying, but despite this, studying them is extremely interesting. This collection contains just such phenomena from various spheres of life and places on the planet.





Rare photo of sprites - a special type of red lightning. They appear during a severe thunderstorm at an altitude of 50 to 130 km



Hebridean sheep - a breed of small black sheep from Scotland with two pairs of horns





A scientist holds a ball coated in Vantablack, the darkest material known to science.



Lightning at an altitude of approximately 9150 meters



“One of my farmer grandfather’s cows gave birth to a two-headed calf. This happened back in the 1980s. The calf lived no more than ten minutes. Then my grandfather gave it to a taxidermist.”



Solidified lava looks like a pile of human bodies



An intact human nervous system that was removed by two medical students in 1925. The process took them about 1,500 hours. There are only four of them in the world



One of the oldest diving suits, 18th century



Raccoons steal food from a kitten. Creepy paws!



Spanish dancer - a large nudibranch - off the coast of Australia



Silicone boots that imitate human skin



The small specks on the right are the size of a lethal dose of fentanyl, an opioid analgesic (2 milligrams)



A golf ball hits a doll



Mummified body of monk found inside thousand-year-old Buddha statue



Church of St. Lambert in Münster, Germany. On the right are the cells of three executed leaders of the Anabaptist uprising in Münster in 1536



What would Michael Jackson look like without surgery?



Gas mask with Mickey Mouse from Disney - these were made for children during World War II



Glass well in the kitchen of a 70s house



Rear view mirror holder



Amoeba in the form of a face, which was seen under a microscope



Giant web



The South American harpy can reach a meter in height



Unusual pupil placement due to genetic mutation



Creepy church in Louisiana, USA



Creative corridor



Tomato with germinating seeds



Ant under a microscope



Titanium implants in the crematorium



Statue of the Apostle Bartholomew - one of the 12 disciples of Christ, an early Christian martyr. Historically it is believed that he was skinned alive. In the statue he is dressed in his skin