Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
See Beyond The Backyard from the creators of My Wild Backyard on Nebula! Sign up at nebula.tv/mywildbackyard/beyond-the-backyard?ref=joescott and get 50% off your annual subscription.
There are some animal features that just put the heebie-jeebies in us. Even though some of those animals are totally harmless. Did nature evolve “scary” features for a reason? Or is it just the work of the devil? Let’s take a look and see.
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LINKS LINKS LINKS
montereybayaquarium.org/animals-the-ocean/animals-a-to-z/japanese-spider-crab
furbearerconservation.com/the-opossum-benefits-misconceptions
montereybayaquarium.org/animals-the-ocean/animals-a-to-z/melibe
creativebloq.com/3d/what-makes-good-movie-monster-91413020
creativereview.co.uk/how-to-make-a-movie-monster
americanarachnology.org/about-arachnids/arachnid-orders/amblypygi
animaldiversity.org/accounts/Ametrida_centurio
https://sta.uwi.edu/fst/lifesciences/sites/default/files/lifesciences/images/Ametrida%20centurio%20-%20Little%20White-shouldered%20Bat.pdf
mbari.org/animal/pacific-viperfish
noaa.gov/jetstream/ocean/layers-of-ocean
inaturalist.org/taxa/201417-Scolopendra-gigantea
cdc.gov/taeniasis/about/index.html
a-z-animals.com/blog/what-do-tapeworms-eat
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Intro
2:28 - Design Elements
6:23 - Joe Scott's Four Quadrant System
8:25 - Top 5 Animals Designed by Satan
15:44 - Sponsor - Nebula
17:13 - Conclusion
See Beyond The Backyard from the creators of My Wild Backyard on Nebula! Sign up at nebula.tv/mywildbackyard/beyond-the-backyard?ref=joescott and get 50% off your annual subscription.
There are some animal features that just put the heebie-jeebies in us. Even though some of those animals are totally harmless. Did nature evolve “scary” features for a reason? Or is it just the work of the devil? Let’s take a look and see.
Want to support the channel? Here's how:
Patreon: patreon.com/answerswithjoe
Channel Memberships: youtube.com/channel/UC-2YHgc363EdcusLIBbgxzg/join
T-Shirts & Merch: laughsmarter.com
Book of Mysteries: https://a.co/d/0gRx0qvM
Documentary: nebula.tv/oldestnewest
Check out my 2nd channel, Joe Scott TMI:
youtube.com/channel/UCqi721JsXlf0wq3Z_cNA_Ew
And my podcast channel, Conversations With Joe:
youtube.com/channel/UCJzc7TiJ2nnuyJkUpOZ8RKA
You can listen to my podcast, Conversations With Joe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Spotify 👉 spoti.fi/37iPGzF
Apple Podcasts 👉 apple.co/3j94kfq
Google Podcasts 👉 bit.ly/3qZCo1V
Follow me at all my places!
Instagram: instagram.com/answerswithjoe
TikTok: tiktok.com/@answerswithjoe
Facebook: facebook.com/answerswithjoe
Twitter: twitter.com/answerswithjoe
LINKS LINKS LINKS
montereybayaquarium.org/animals-the-ocean/animals-a-to-z/japanese-spider-crab
furbearerconservation.com/the-opossum-benefits-misconceptions
montereybayaquarium.org/animals-the-ocean/animals-a-to-z/melibe
creativebloq.com/3d/what-makes-good-movie-monster-91413020
creativereview.co.uk/how-to-make-a-movie-monster
americanarachnology.org/about-arachnids/arachnid-orders/amblypygi
animaldiversity.org/accounts/Ametrida_centurio
https://sta.uwi.edu/fst/lifesciences/sites/default/files/lifesciences/images/Ametrida%20centurio%20-%20Little%20White-shouldered%20Bat.pdf
mbari.org/animal/pacific-viperfish
noaa.gov/jetstream/ocean/layers-of-ocean
inaturalist.org/taxa/201417-Scolopendra-gigantea
cdc.gov/taeniasis/about/index.html
a-z-animals.com/blog/what-do-tapeworms-eat
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Intro
2:28 - Design Elements
6:23 - Joe Scott's Four Quadrant System
8:25 - Top 5 Animals Designed by Satan
15:44 - Sponsor - Nebula
17:13 - Conclusion
